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                        PLANET ANOMALY ALERT
		              2004 #15
                      (issued 16-Aug, 16:05 UT)
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             OGLE 2004-BLG-482 rising to high magnification



Dear Colleagues,

Latest PLANET data obtained at the Canopus telescope in Hobart,
indicate that OB-04-482 is a potential extreme high amplification
event, current best single lens (point source) model predicts
an A_max ~ 140 within next 24h. An alternative explanation could
be a cusp approach of an ordinary binary. In anycase it is likely
that finite source effects could be observed and the favorable
brightness (at base I=14.10 mag, now >~ 12 mag) makes this target
also a good candidate for spectroscopic/multiband  measurements.

Intense observations are strongly encouraged, reminding the observers
to adjust exposure times properly to avoid saturation.


Event:            OGLE 2004-BLG-482
RA (J2000):        17:57:30.60
Dec (J2000):       -30:51:30.1


For more information:
PLANET:  http://planet.iap.fr/currentevents.html
OGLE:    http://www.astrouw.edu.pl/~ftp/ogle/ogle3/blg-482.html

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On behalf of the PLANET collaboration,

Daniel Kubas

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