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H. L. Chambers II (Southwest Baptist University), T. J. Moffett (Purdue University), T. G. Barnes III (McDonald Observatory)
Photoelectric photometry of Mira near minimum light show two outbursts of 0.6 mag on a two hour time scale. We construct a three component model for the photometry: Mira A (at minimum light), a white dwarf (Mira B), and accretion material surrounding Mira B. The time scale indicates that accretion processes surrounding Mira B are responsible for the outbursts rather than changes in the stellar wind of Mira A
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