Accretion variability of DQ Tau shown by observations with LCO u′ photometry, X-shooter, and UVES taken across five months between August 13, 2024 and January 22, 2025. The accretion luminosity (left axis) and mass accretion rate (right axis) were measured from X-shooter spectra and LCO u′-band photometry for the whole system (Tofflemire et al. 2025). The time is reported in barycentric Julian days on the bottom axis and the binary orbital cycles are labelled on the top axis. Vertical dotted lines mark the periastron passages of DQ Tau with the JWST MIR observations indicated as black arrows.