Special Notice #367: Outburst of the UGWZ star UZ Bootis
July 26, 2013
Carey Chiselbrook (CCY; Georgia, United States) reports via the AAVSO Forums that the WZ Sge-type variable UZ Bootis is in outburst. It was observed visually at magnitude 12.8 on 2013 Jul 26 02:00 UT (JD 2456499.58194). The outburst was confirmed by Walter MacDonald (MDW; Ontario, Canada) imaged the field and found UZ Boo at V=12.69 03:25 UT (JD 2456499.6394). Observations of UZ Bootis -- both visual estimates and CCD time series -- are encouraged throughout the outburst.