I see, I misunderstood the original message, thinking it was about SNs. Of course if there's a new nova, it's just in our galaxy. Thanks for the correction -- Joe ________________________________ From: Patrick Wiggins <paw@wirelessbeehive.com> To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Sunday, February 3, 2013 12:43 AM Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Better luck next time, Patrick (Nova in Cephus) On 03 Feb 2013, at 00:09, Joe Bauman wrote:
Is it supposed to be a nova or a supernova?
It's "just" a nova. A supernova that close (i.e. in our galaxy) would be much brighter.
You know, Patrick isn't looking for novas.
Not any more. Not seriously going after minor planets anymore either (though I don't feel too bad about that as my 4.5 finds are 4.5 more than most folks <g> ). Realistic nova and minor planet discoveries require much larger fields of view than my tiny 18' x 26' FOV. patrick _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Send messages to the list to Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com The Utah-Astronomy mailing list is not affiliated with any astronomy club. To unsubscribe go to: http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Then enter your email address in the space provided and click on "Unsubscribe or edit options".