>> I wonder how often it gets brighter than 4th mag....
Belgian observer Eric Broens has done an extensive historical
study of the star back to the 17th Century when it was discovered.
See his post to the AAVSO discussion list:
http://mira.aavso.org/pipermail/aavso-discussion/2006-July/010097.html
This is the brightest maxium in more than a century!
\Brian
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