Special Notice #91: BZ UMa Monitoring for Polarization Measurements
January 14, 2008: Photometric and visual observations of the dwarf novae BZ UMa are requ
January 14, 2008: Photometric and visual observations of the dwarf novae BZ UMa are requ
THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF VARIABLE STAR OBSERVERS
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AAVSO ALERT NOTICE 171 (May 5,1993)
2252-36 SN 1993L in IC 5270
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AAVSO ALERT NOTICE 165 (October 26, 1992)
RARE OUTBURST OF 0846+58 BZ URSAE MAJORIS
April 14, 2007
The cataclysmic variable star BZ UMa is currently experiencing an outburst which is peculiar for that star. Historically, BZ UMa has outbursts every 312 +/-114 days (although it has been much more regular in the past decade). These outbursts are similar to regular UGSU outbursts with a fast rise and a short decay over four days and are absent of any superhumps or other periodicity. However, no superoutbursts of the type also associated with UGSU stars have been detected in BZ UMa despite good observational coverage since 1972.
June 22, 2006: Based on the following observations, BZ UMa appears to be in outburst:
JUN 22.1986 V 11.36 +/- 0.02 GKA
JUN 22.8854 Unf. 11.5 (rough) VMT
Thanks to Keith Graham (GKA) for discovering the outburst, Tonny Vanmunster (VMT) for confirming it and Eddy Muyllaert (MUY) for bringing it to our attention.
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AAVSO ALERT NOTICE 209 (June 21,1995)
OUTBURST OF 2325+43 DX ANDROMEDAE
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AAVSO ALERT NOTICE 235 (January 13, 1997)
RARE OUTBURST OF 1950+32A EY CYGNI