WZ Sge

The following message was sent by Dr. Tom Marsh (Dept. of Physics, University of Warwick) to the AAVSO Discussion Group on Wed., Aug. 15, 2001:

Dear Observers,

WZ Sge Outburst Update

This page is referenced in AAVSO Alert Notices 287 and 288.

Note (12/27/2013): This page was created in 2001, and some of the links shown are obsolete and no longer exist. Where possible, links have been updated and/or modern equivalents substituted.

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AAVSO ALERT NOTICE 288 (August 27, 2001)

1818-30B  NOVA SAGITTARII 2001 NO. 2

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AAVSO ALERT NOTICE 287 (August 21, 2001)

2059+48  NOVA CYGNI 2001 NO. 2

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AAVSO ALERT NOTICE 286 (July 23, 2001)

2003+17  WZ SAGITTAE IN OUTBURST

July 8, 2013: The VY Scl variable OR And continues in its low state, so it has been scheduled for HST/COS observations. Based on your observations, the HST/COS team will be making the final decision tomorrow morning (2013 July 9) whether to observe OR And on:

OR And 2013 July 10 11:47:01 through 15:56:12 UT

OR And is ~18V in its low state and ~14.5V in its high state.

September 12, 2011:

WZ Sge is in Rare Superoutburst!

WZ Sge went into a rare outburst on July 23, 2001. At bottom right, star appears about 1.5 mag. fainter as on Aug 10.8 UT.