OJ287 had
fooled us all
(again)
(again)
The outburst had happened nearly a year earlier than expected.
In fact, we had almost missed it.
Fortunately, a few observers had followed OJ287 low in the morning sky at dawn in October 2005.
In early November OJ287 was magnitude 13.6, having been 14.8 in October and fainter
than 15
in May.
