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    a crowded stellar menu

    From: Joe Patterson <jop_at_astro.columbia.edu>
    Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2008 20:53:06 -0400
    Some really beautiful light curves of KP Cas rolling in now - a 
    large-amplitude superhumper.  But don't leave V1251 Cyg and UW Tri 
    unexamined!  As far as we can tell right now, each is a very rare 
    erupter - a WZ Sge star, more or less - and no one yet knows which is 
    going to cough up its secrets more readily.  Catch 'em while they're bright!
    
    Bob Rea is firing away on RX0232-37 and ES Cet, and we could really use 
    more coverage.  They're faint, but the Moon's outa the way and the 
    season's good.
    
    joe
    
    Received on 29 Oct 2008