3C 279 in an Optical Faint State
  AGN, such as blazars, are most often observed during flare states, primarily
due to ease of detection. We report microvariability observations of one
blazar, however, while in a historically low state. Comparisons of the
amplitude of the variability between high and low states are made. These
observations strongly suggest that the relativistic jet associated with the
central source of this object is responsible for the observed microvariability
(as opposed to a source within the accretion disk).
