IMPORTANT NOTICE: Bulletin 73 was NOT prepared in the same way as in the past. READ THE INTRODUCTION before you use the Bulletin; contact AAVSO Headquarters for more precise dates for research. Predicted MAXIMA of long period variables for October 2010 0003-39 V Scl %@ <9.9-14.6> Oct 27 0004+51 SS Cas <9.8-13.1> Oct 19 *0009+28 UW And & 9.6-(15.0 Oct 6? 0018+38 R And <6.9-14.3> Oct 6 *0054+27 W Psc # 9.8-15.6 Oct 30? *0120+20 RX Psc %& 9.5-(14.7 ct 10? *0122-33 R Scl 6.0-9.1 Oct 17? 0133+38 Y And %# <9.2-14.2> Oct 15 0210+24 R Ari <8.2-13.2> Oct 26 0214-03 Omi Cet <3.4-9.3> Oct 16 0229+80 RR Cep <10.2-14.7> Oct 27 *0535+38 SZ Aur %# 8.6-15.2 Oct 1? *0619+25 VV Gem & 10.1-14.8 Oct 24? *0625+64 RT Cam # 9.3-(15.0 Oct 25? *0641+08 ST Mon %@ 9.9-15.7 Oct 7? 0703+10 R CMi # <8.0-11.0> Oct 22 *0807+14 SU Cnc %# 10.5-(15.4 Oct 12? *0852-02 WW Hya %& 8.8-14.4 Oct 19? *0911-04 UZ Hya 9.1-14.1 Oct 7? 0918-68 RW Car %@ <9.3-15.0> Oct 19 *1107-06 U Crt %& 9.0-(14.0 Oct 14? 1150-58 W Cen %@ <8.5-13.2> Oct 1 1214-18 R Crv <7.5-13.8> Oct 28 *1229-17 U Crv %@ 9.6-15.9 Oct 4? 1233+07 R Vir <6.9-11.5> Oct 7 1239+61 S UMa <7.8-11.7> Oct 6 1246+06 U Vir %& <8.2-13.1> Oct 10 1336-33 T Cen <5.5-9.0> Oct 16 1346-77 T Aps %@ <9.1-14.7> Oct 10 1432+27 R Boo <7.2-12.3> Oct 19 1532-15 W Lib %@ <11.1-15.0> Oct 11 1536-20A U Lib <9.6-14.4> Oct 26 *1540-20 Z Lib %@ 11.7-(15.5 Oct 5? 1547-15 R Lib %# <10.3-14.8> Oct 24 1550-18 RR Lib %& <8.6-14.2> Oct 7 1600-21 Z Sco %& <9.2-13.4> Oct 17 1611-22B S Sco %# <10.5-14.6> Oct 25 1621-12 V Oph <7.5-10.2> Oct 18 *1626+23 DO Her 10.3-(16.0 Oct 22? *1634+14 AS Her 8.3-14.1 Oct 29? 1652-02 SS Oph <8.7-13.5> Oct 29 1724-86 S Oct %& <8.4-13.5> Oct 15 1741-35 SV Sco %& <9.8-14.8> Oct 16 1805+31 T Her <8.0-12.8> Oct 28 *1821+72 RT Dra 9.1-14.5 Oct 26? 1857+37 RT Lyr <10.1-14.6> Oct 28 *1859+47 WZ Lyr %# 10.0-15.5 Oct 11? *1903+33 AB Lyr 10.1-15.5 Oct 2? *1905+29B VZ Lyr %# 10.3-(15.5 Oct 17? *1905+27 TY Lyr 9.3-15.0 Oct 1? 1913-19 S Sgr <10.2-14.8> Oct 4 *1939+54 V369 Cyg 9.7-14.2 Oct 31? 1939-72 T Pav <8.0-13.8> Oct 23 1949-29 RR Sgr <6.8-13.2> Oct 16 2010+08 R Del %# <8.3-13.3> Oct 4 2041-04 W Aqr <8.9-14.2> Oct 4 2105-04 RS Aqr <10.0-14.0> Oct 22 2116+14 X Peg <9.4-13.8> Oct 27 *2144+43 WY Cyg 8.6-14.8 Oct 9? 2156+05 V Peg <8.7-14.4> Oct 6 2219-38 T Gru %@ <8.6-11.5> Oct 2 2315+08 S Peg <8.0-13.0> Oct 11 *2318+39 BU And %# 9.5-15.5 Oct 11? *2326+42 BG And 8.9-(15.0 Oct 2? 2352-65 R Tuc @ <9.8-15.1> Oct 3 IMPORTANT NOTICE: Bulletin 73 was NOT prepared in the same way as in the past. READ THE INTRODUCTION before you use the Bulletin; contact AAVSO Headquarters for more precise dates for research. Predicted minima of long period variables for October 2010 0117+12 U Psc %& <11.0-14.4> Oct 5 0231+33 R Tri <6.2-11.7> Oct 6 0250-50 R Hor %@ <6.0-13.0> Oct 10 0422+09 R Tau %& <8.6-14.2> Oct 7 0432+08 RX Tau %& <9.6-14.0> Oct 3 0432-63 R Ret %& <7.6-13.3> Oct 26 *0452+56 TX Cam 8.1-(15.3 Oct 23? 0512-47 T Pic %@ <8.4-13.9> Oct 11 *0513-16 X Lep @ 8.8-15.6 Oct 5? 0549+20A U Ori <6.3-12.0> Oct 13 *0557+16 RR Ori 9.4-15.0 Oct 22? 0617-02 V Mon %# <7.0-13.1> Oct 18 *0710+39 HT Aur %& 9.5-(15.5 Oct 31? 0717+13 V Gem & <8.5-14.2> Oct 31 0743+23 T Gem %@ <8.7-14.0> Oct 19 0756-12 U Pup %@ <9.8-14.1> Oct 30 *0813-34 TU Pup %@ <9.9-13.9> Oct 27? 0830+19 U Cnc %# <9.9-14.6> Oct 22 0947+35 S LMi <8.6-13.9> Oct 8 1228-03 Y Vir <9.4-13.6> Oct 14 *1242+38 U CVn 8.8-15.5 Oct 3? 1359-08 RR Vir <11.6-15.5> Oct 20 1425+84 R Cam <8.3-13.2> Oct 10 1425+39 V Boo <7.0-11.3> Oct 18(II) 1434-17 V Lib # <9.7-14.7> Oct 21 1449+18 U Boo 9.9-12.8 Oct 10 1500-18 RT Lib %& <9.0-14.3> Oct 20 1528-49A R Nor <7.2-13.2> Oct 29(II) 1533+78A S UMi <8.4-12.0> Oct 16 1547-36 R Lup %@ <10.1-14.1> Oct 24 1558-23 RZ Sco %# <8.8-12.2> Oct 1 1602+10 U Ser <8.5-13.4> Oct 6 *1607+10 DN Her 9.9-14.5 Oct 29? 1628-16 S Oph %& <9.5-14.5> Oct 21 1643-19 RR Oph <8.9-14.6> Oct 5 *1647+05 RX Oph %# 9.0-(15.5 Oct 24? *1650+07 V970 Oph 10.0-16.5 Oct 22? 1728+09A RU Oph <9.3-13.8> Oct 6 1745-51 U Ara %@ <8.4-13.6> Oct 1 1755+19 RY Her <9.0-13.8> Oct 30 1810+31 TV Her <9.7-14.5> Oct 15 *1814+06 AY Oph & 10.4-(15.5 Oct 30? *1839+22 AE Her 8.9-15.2 Oct 17? 1901+08 R Aql <6.1-11.5> Oct 17 *1907+28 UW Lyr %# 11.4-(15.5 Oct 22? 1946+04 X Aql <8.9-14.9> Oct 9 1951-42 RU Sgr %# <7.2-12.8> Oct 26 2009-06 Z Aql <9.0-13.9> Oct 16 2011-39 RT Sgr %@ <7.0-13.3> Oct 9 *2012+07 QZ Aql @ 10.4-(15.5 Oct 19? 2016+47 U Cyg <7.2-10.7> Oct 5 2022-40 U Mic %@ <8.8-14.0> Oct 15 2026-22 RU Cap %@ <9.7-15.1> Oct 12 2034-29 R Mic <9.2-13.4> Oct 21 *2035+13 SS Del 11.3-(16.0 Oct 13? 2103+82 X Cep <9.4-15.7> Oct 23 2142-47 R Gru %@ <8.3-14.6> Oct 20 2201+33B RZ Peg <8.8-12.8> Oct 6 *2245+17 SX Peg # 8.4-13.4 Oct 26? IMPORTANT NOTICE: Bulletin 73 was NOT prepared in the same way as in the past. READ THE INTRODUCTION before you use the Bulletin; contact AAVSO Headquarters for more precise dates for research. Predicted MAXIMA and minima of long period variables for October 2010 0003-39 V Scl %@ <9.9-14.6> MAX Oct 27 0004+51 SS Cas <9.8-13.1> MAX Oct 19 *0009+28 UW And & 9.6-(15.0 MAX Oct 6? 0018+38 R And <6.9-14.3> MAX Oct 6 *0054+27 W Psc # 9.8-15.6 MAX Oct 30? 0117+12 U Psc %& <11.0-14.4> min Oct 5 *0120+20 RX Psc %& 9.5-(14.7 MAX Oct 10? *0122-33 R Scl 6.0-9.1 MAX Oct 17? 0133+38 Y And %# <9.2-14.2> MAX Oct 15 0210+24 R Ari <8.2-13.2> MAX Oct 26 0214-03 Omi Cet <3.4-9.3> MAX Oct 16 0229+80 RR Cep <10.2-14.7> MAX Oct 27 0231+33 R Tri <6.2-11.7> min Oct 6 0250-50 R Hor %@ <6.0-13.0> min Oct 10 0422+09 R Tau %& <8.6-14.2> min Oct 7 0432+08 RX Tau %& <9.6-14.0> min Oct 3 0432-63 R Ret %& <7.6-13.3> min Oct 26 *0452+56 TX Cam 8.1-(15.3 min Oct 23? 0512-47 T Pic %@ <8.4-13.9> min Oct 11 *0513-16 X Lep @ 8.8-15.6 min Oct 5? *0535+38 SZ Aur %# 8.6-15.2 MAX Oct 1? 0549+20A U Ori <6.3-12.0> min Oct 13 *0557+16 RR Ori 9.4-15.0 min Oct 22? 0617-02 V Mon %# <7.0-13.1> min Oct 18 *0619+25 VV Gem & 10.1-14.8 MAX Oct 24? *0625+64 RT Cam # 9.3-(15.0 MAX Oct 25? *0641+08 ST Mon %@ 9.9-15.7 MAX Oct 7? 0703+10 R CMi # <8.0-11.0> MAX Oct 22 *0710+39 HT Aur %& 9.5-(15.5 min Oct 31? 0717+13 V Gem & <8.5-14.2> min Oct 31 0743+23 T Gem %@ <8.7-14.0> min Oct 19 0756-12 U Pup %@ <9.8-14.1> min Oct 30 *0807+14 SU Cnc %# 10.5-(15.4 MAX Oct 12? *0813-34 TU Pup %@ <9.9-13.9> min Oct 27? 0830+19 U Cnc %# <9.9-14.6> min Oct 22 *0852-02 WW Hya %& 8.8-14.4 MAX Oct 19? *0911-04 UZ Hya 9.1-14.1 MAX Oct 7? 0918-68 RW Car %@ <9.3-15.0> MAX Oct 19 0947+35 S LMi <8.6-13.9> min Oct 8 *1107-06 U Crt %& 9.0-(14.0 MAX Oct 14? 1150-58 W Cen %@ <8.5-13.2> MAX Oct 1 1214-18 R Crv <7.5-13.8> MAX Oct 28 1228-03 Y Vir <9.4-13.6> min Oct 14 *1229-17 U Crv %@ 9.6-15.9 MAX Oct 4? 1233+07 R Vir <6.9-11.5> MAX Oct 7 1239+61 S UMa <7.8-11.7> MAX Oct 6 *1242+38 U CVn 8.8-15.5 min Oct 3? 1246+06 U Vir %& <8.2-13.1> MAX Oct 10 1336-33 T Cen <5.5-9.0> MAX Oct 16 1346-77 T Aps %@ <9.1-14.7> MAX Oct 10 1359-08 RR Vir <11.6-15.5> min Oct 20 1425+84 R Cam <8.3-13.2> min Oct 10 1425+39 V Boo <7.0-11.3> min Oct 18(II) 1432+27 R Boo <7.2-12.3> MAX Oct 19 1434-17 V Lib # <9.7-14.7> min Oct 21 1449+18 U Boo 9.9-12.8 min Oct 10 1500-18 RT Lib %& <9.0-14.3> min Oct 20 1528-49A R Nor <7.2-13.2> min Oct 29(II) 1532-15 W Lib %@ <11.1-15.0> MAX Oct 11 1533+78A S UMi <8.4-12.0> min Oct 16 1536-20A U Lib <9.6-14.4> MAX Oct 26 *1540-20 Z Lib %@ 11.7-(15.5 MAX Oct 5? 1547-15 R Lib %# <10.3-14.8> MAX Oct 24 1547-36 R Lup %@ <10.1-14.1> min Oct 24 1550-18 RR Lib %& <8.6-14.2> MAX Oct 7 1558-23 RZ Sco %# <8.8-12.2> min Oct 1 1600-21 Z Sco %& <9.2-13.4> MAX Oct 17 1602+10 U Ser <8.5-13.4> min Oct 6 *1607+10 DN Her 9.9-14.5 min Oct 29? 1611-22B S Sco %# <10.5-14.6> MAX Oct 25 1621-12 V Oph <7.5-10.2> MAX Oct 18 *1626+23 DO Her 10.3-(16.0 MAX Oct 22? 1628-16 S Oph %& <9.5-14.5> min Oct 21 *1634+14 AS Her 8.3-14.1 MAX Oct 29? 1643-19 RR Oph <8.9-14.6> min Oct 5 *1647+05 RX Oph %# 9.0-(15.5 min Oct 24? *1650+07 V970 Oph 10.0-16.5 min Oct 22? 1652-02 SS Oph <8.7-13.5> MAX Oct 29 1724-86 S Oct %& <8.4-13.5> MAX Oct 15 1728+09A RU Oph <9.3-13.8> min Oct 6 1741-35 SV Sco %& <9.8-14.8> MAX Oct 16 1745-51 U Ara %@ <8.4-13.6> min Oct 1 1755+19 RY Her <9.0-13.8> min Oct 30 1805+31 T Her <8.0-12.8> MAX Oct 28 1810+31 TV Her <9.7-14.5> min Oct 15 *1814+06 AY Oph & 10.4-(15.5 min Oct 30? *1821+72 RT Dra 9.1-14.5 MAX Oct 26? *1839+22 AE Her 8.9-15.2 min Oct 17? 1857+37 RT Lyr <10.1-14.6> MAX Oct 28 *1859+47 WZ Lyr %# 10.0-15.5 MAX Oct 11? 1901+08 R Aql <6.1-11.5> min Oct 17 *1903+33 AB Lyr 10.1-15.5 MAX Oct 2? *1905+29B VZ Lyr %# 10.3-(15.5 MAX Oct 17? *1905+27 TY Lyr 9.3-15.0 MAX Oct 1? *1907+28 UW Lyr %# 11.4-(15.5 min Oct 22? 1913-19 S Sgr <10.2-14.8> MAX Oct 4 *1939+54 V369 Cyg 9.7-14.2 MAX Oct 31? 1939-72 T Pav <8.0-13.8> MAX Oct 23 1946+04 X Aql <8.9-14.9> min Oct 9 1949-29 RR Sgr <6.8-13.2> MAX Oct 16 1951-42 RU Sgr %# <7.2-12.8> min Oct 26 2009-06 Z Aql <9.0-13.9> min Oct 16 2010+08 R Del %# <8.3-13.3> MAX Oct 4 2011-39 RT Sgr %@ <7.0-13.3> min Oct 9 *2012+07 QZ Aql @ 10.4-(15.5 min Oct 19? 2016+47 U Cyg <7.2-10.7> min Oct 5 2022-40 U Mic %@ <8.8-14.0> min Oct 15 2026-22 RU Cap %@ <9.7-15.1> min Oct 12 2034-29 R Mic <9.2-13.4> min Oct 21 *2035+13 SS Del 11.3-(16.0 min Oct 13? 2041-04 W Aqr <8.9-14.2> MAX Oct 4 2103+82 X Cep <9.4-15.7> min Oct 23 2105-04 RS Aqr <10.0-14.0> MAX Oct 22 2116+14 X Peg <9.4-13.8> MAX Oct 27 2142-47 R Gru %@ <8.3-14.6> min Oct 20 *2144+43 WY Cyg 8.6-14.8 MAX Oct 9? 2156+05 V Peg <8.7-14.4> MAX Oct 6 2201+33B RZ Peg <8.8-12.8> min Oct 6 2219-38 T Gru %@ <8.6-11.5> MAX Oct 2 *2245+17 SX Peg # 8.4-13.4 min Oct 26? 2315+08 S Peg <8.0-13.0> MAX Oct 11 *2318+39 BU And %# 9.5-15.5 MAX Oct 11? *2326+42 BG And 8.9-(15.0 MAX Oct 2? 2352-65 R Tuc @ <9.8-15.1> MAX Oct 3