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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.

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.