The recent weather has been far too cloudy for me to carry out any observations but, just over a week ago, on the 30th May I was able to make an observation of Z Uma. Even then the weather wasn't that clear as I had to observe through thin cloud. At that time the moon was 3 days after new and twilight was an issue as it always is in the middle of summer. My estimate was as follows:-
Z UMa, 22:20 UT, chart 217.02, A(3)V(7)B, mag. 6.6
From this observation it looks like Z is beginning to fade after its recent maximum. Looking at other data from the BAA, this now does seem to be the case.
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