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S APS

pukemaru
Affiliation
Royal Astronomical Society of New Zealand, Variable Star Section (RASNZ-VSS)
Mon, 05/13/2013 - 00:39

Has anyone looked at the RCB star, S APS lately. It was 101 on 7 May. It seems to have dropped down to 106 last night (12 May). I wonder of this is the start of a decline. The last big minimum was in 2007-2008.

BLD
Affiliation
Astronomical Society of Southern Africa, Variable Star Section (ASSA)
Tue, 05/14/2013 - 07:05
S APS

This star has dimmed dimmed by about half a magnitude over the past week. I estimated it to be at 10.5 last night (13th) and It's worth watching to see if the decline continues.

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TUC
Affiliation
Astronomical Society of Southern Africa, Variable Star Section (ASSA)
Tue, 05/14/2013 - 20:17
S Aps

I saw the star on 4 May at 9.7, didn't look on 7 May (as it was my 81st birthday) and on 11 May there was lots of light pollution from a neighbour plus lots of dew so I could only record <9.8.

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