Variable Star Happenings for July and August AAVSO Alert Notice 398 - Eclipse of epsilon Aurigae 7-10-2009 The bright, long-period, eclipsing binary star epsilon Aurigae is predicted to begin its next eclipse late July or early August of 2009. http://www.aavso.org/publications/alerts/alert398.shtml AAVSO Alert Notice 367 - 1-2008 Monitoring of the Recurrent Nova U Scorpii "Dr. Bradley E. Schaefer (Louisiana State University) requests increased monitoring of the recurrent nova U Scorpii (AAVSO 1616-17) over the next 24 months. Observers are asked to add U Sco to their regular observing program and to monitor the star in advance of an outburst predicted to occur around 2009.3 +/- 1.0 year." That's right now! http://www.aavso.org/publications/alerts/alert367.shtml See also http://www.aavso.org/vstar/vsots/ AAVSO Variable Star of the Season July 2009 - Clear Skies, Kurt