COMMISSION 27 OF THE I. A. U.
         INFORMATION BULLETIN ON VARIABLE STARS
                     Number 1659

                                     Konkoly Observatory
                                     Budapest
                                     1979 August 8



     COMMISSION 27 ARCHIVES OF UNPUBLISHED OBSERVATIONS
           OF VARIABLE STARS: 1978/9 DATA




    The usefulness of tables of unpublished photoelectric 
observations of variable stars can often not be judged until many
years in the future. These observations might, for example become
essential to deduce period or amplitude changes, or they could
discriminate between different astrophysical theories. However,
it is usually not practical to write a paper on all observed 
objects and attempted projects, or to add lengthy tables to 
scientific papers.
    Commission 27 of the International Astronomical Union 
maintains a data bank for unpublished photoelectric observations of
variable stars. Any astronomer can obtain, at cost, a copy of a
particular file. We only ask that the original observers (and the
file number) be referenced in any publications arising from the
use of the data. Two depositories are maintained: at the Royal
Astronomical Society in England, and in Odessa, USSR for the 
convenience of Eastern European astronomers. Copies of specific whole
files (not partial files) may be obtained at cost by writing to
either

Mrs. E. Lake, Librarian   or   Dr. E. Makarenko
Royal Astronomical Society     Odessa Astronomical
Burlington House               Observatory
London, W1V ONL                Shevchenko Park
Great Britain                  Odessa 270014
                               USSR 

    We also invite astronomers to deposit their unpublished
material in the Archives. If you intend to omit lengthy tabular
material from a publication and deposit these tables in the 
Archives, you should request a file number in advance of publication. 
Your paper can then refer to the appropriate file number.
    New material for deposit in these archives should be sent to 
Dr. M. Breger for assignment of the file number and forwarding
to the R.A.S. Also, a duplicate copy should be sent to Dr. E.
Makarenko.
    A cover sheet giving a brief description of the tabular
contents should accompany the files. This cover sheet will aid
us in writing the final cover sheet, which will be published in
the Pub.A.S.P.
    The address for new observations is:

                       Dr. M. Breger
                       Department of Astronomy
                       University of Texas
                       Austin, TX 78712, U.S.A.

Listed below are the files received or assigned during the
last twelve months. More extensive information on these and 
future files will be published regularly in the Publications of
the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, where the cover sheets
will also be printed.
The titles of older files, deposited while the Archives
were supervised by Drs. G.H. Herbig and W.S. Fitch, can be found
in various issues of the Information Bulletin on Variable Stars.

FILE 48- U Cep - E. Olson                     (80 pages)
FILE 49- TU Hor - H.W. Duerbeck              (3 pages)
FILE 50- EE Peg and S Equ - S. Catalano and M. Rodono (11 pages)
FILE 51- KO Aql - C. Blanco and S. Cristaldi   (12 pages)
FILE 52- HR 3413- A. Heck, J. Manfroid and P. Renson (1 page)
FILE 53- TT Ari - H.W. Duerbeck (Number assigned)
FILE 54- AH Tau - H.W. Duerbeck (Number assigned)
FILE 55- HR 3413- P. Renson and C. Sterken     (1 page)
FILE 56- omega Oph - P. Renson and H.M. Maitzen    (2 pages)
FILE 57- HD 125248, HD 134793, HD 184905-
- C. Blanco, F.A. Catalano and G. Strazzulla   (21 pages)
FILE 58- 14 Aur - W.S. Fitch and W.Z. Wisniewski (31 pages)
FILE 59- HD 59256, 66255, 66605, 83368, 83625, 94660
and 96616.- J. Manfroid                      (7 pages)
FILE 60- Nova Cygni 1978- Flower and Cook Observatory (15 pages)

   We encourage astronomers to submit their unpublished 
photoelectric data to the Archives and invite requests for copies of
previously deposited files.



                      MICHEL BREGER (Supervisor)
                     University of Texas at Austin
                                and
                         McDonald Observatory
                               U.S.A.