------------------------------------------------------------------- THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 898 1994 Nov 06 15.25UT Ed:Guy M Hurst, 16,Westminster Close, Kempshott Rise, Basingstoke, Hants, RG22 4PP,England. Telephone/FAX(0256)471074 Int:+44256471074 INTERNET: GMH at AST.STAR.RL.AC.UK or GMH at GXVG.AST.CAM.AC.UK ------------------------------------------------------------------- DM LYRAE (Q1994/086) Gary Poyner, Birmingham, UK reports his detection of an outburst of the UG-type variable DM Lyrae which has been confirmed by Bill Worraker, Didcot, UK. Observations follow: 1994 Oct 31.877UT, [14.8 (Worraker, 0.26-m reflector) Nov 1.775 , 14.5 (Poyner, 0.40-m reflector) 1.793 , 14.6 (Worraker) Gary adds that the last outburst was detected on 1994 Sept 6 (Szentasko/Poyner) when it reached mv=14.3. QY PERSEI Further to the note on E897, this star has been added to the Recurrent Objects Programme administered by Gary Poyner. MIKE CANDY It is with deep regret that we learn from Jonathan Shanklin, Cambridge, UK that Mike Candy passed away on November 2 in Perth, Australia. He was director of the BAA Comet Section for many years and contributed greatly to the computation of comet orbits and predictions published in the BAA Handbooks as long ago as 1957. He will be missed especially by many of our long standing observers. Guy M Hurst