Indeed, this seems to be one of RW Aur's deeper fadings and about equal to that I remember observing late in 2010. I do note that last evening the star appeared to be a couple of tenths brighter than it had been in the course of the past week, or two, so perhaps this dip will prove to be a brief one. I'll certainly be keeping a close eye on this object's activity in coming months as it is a star that I've been following seasonally ever since the late 1960's. Thanks for the alert as to RW's recent activity, Doug.
Confirming the deep phase of RW AUR, my last night extimation (JD=2456955,40875) is 12.40 (+-0.06) mag, unfiltered DSLR with V zero point.
Giuseppe
Indeed, this seems to be one of RW Aur's deeper fadings and about equal to that I remember observing late in 2010. I do note that last evening the star appeared to be a couple of tenths brighter than it had been in the course of the past week, or two, so perhaps this dip will prove to be a brief one. I'll certainly be keeping a close eye on this object's activity in coming months as it is a star that I've been following seasonally ever since the late 1960's. Thanks for the alert as to RW's recent activity, Doug.
J.Bortle (BRJ)
That dip has returned John, RW has faded again, 12.915V as of JD2456983.37274;
Doug.