Universe today is reporting that a new nova, possible supernova in Dephinius is at Mag 6.8. I looked and confirm a measurement using variable stars at 6.0. Here is the link to the article and it includes findercharts. http://www.universetoday.com/104103/bright-new-nova-in-delphinus-you-can-see... Here is an animation showing it. Found at day 1 at mag. 6.8, now at 6.0 it should continue to brighten. Here's hoping we may have a SN naked eye! Cool though even if it is a Nova. http://s176.photobucket.com/user/walcom77/media/gif_1531x1459_2db958_zps3f68...
I am gathering that this one is within the Milky Way. Something we do not see very often. On Wed, Aug 14, 2013 at 9:48 PM, Jay Eads <jayleads@gmail.com> wrote:
Universe today is reporting that a new nova, possible supernova in Dephinius is at Mag 6.8. I looked and confirm a measurement using variable stars at 6.0. Here is the link to the article and it includes findercharts.
http://www.universetoday.com/104103/bright-new-nova-in-delphinus-you-can-see...
Here is an animation showing it. Found at day 1 at mag. 6.8, now at 6.0 it should continue to brighten. Here's hoping we may have a SN naked eye! Cool though even if it is a Nova.
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It's hard to believe something that a nova could suddenly appear and shine that brightly. How can astronomers tell at this stage whether it's an SN? Thanks, Joe ________________________________ From: Jay Eads <jayleads@gmail.com> To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Wednesday, August 14, 2013 9:48 PM Subject: [Utah-astronomy] Nova/Supernova at Mag. 6.8 (I saw 6.0) in Delphinus Universe today is reporting that a new nova, possible supernova in Dephinius is at Mag 6.8. I looked and confirm a measurement using variable stars at 6.0. Here is the link to the article and it includes findercharts. http://www.universetoday.com/104103/bright-new-nova-in-delphinus-you-can-see... Here is an animation showing it. Found at day 1 at mag. 6.8, now at 6.0 it should continue to brighten. Here's hoping we may have a SN naked eye! Cool though even if it is a Nova. http://s176.photobucket.com/user/walcom77/media/gif_1531x1459_2db958_zps3f68... _______________________________________________ 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".
Oops, bad editing. I meant to say it's hard to believe that a nova could suddenly appear and shine that brightly. ________________________________ From: Joe Bauman <josephmbauman@yahoo.com> To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Wednesday, August 14, 2013 11:54 PM Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Nova/Supernova at Mag. 6.8 (I saw 6.0) in Delphinus It's hard to believe something that a nova could suddenly appear and shine that brightly. How can astronomers tell at this stage whether it's an SN? Thanks, Joe ________________________________ From: Jay Eads <jayleads@gmail.com> To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Wednesday, August 14, 2013 9:48 PM Subject: [Utah-astronomy] Nova/Supernova at Mag. 6.8 (I saw 6.0) in Delphinus Universe today is reporting that a new nova, possible supernova in Dephinius is at Mag 6.8. I looked and confirm a measurement using variable stars at 6.0. Here is the link to the article and it includes findercharts. http://www.universetoday.com/104103/bright-new-nova-in-delphinus-you-can-see... Here is an animation showing it. Found at day 1 at mag. 6.8, now at 6.0 it should continue to brighten. Here's hoping we may have a SN naked eye! Cool though even if it is a Nova. http://s176.photobucket.com/user/walcom77/media/gif_1531x1459_2db958_zps3f68... _______________________________________________ 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". _______________________________________________ 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".
I remember being at Little Mountain with several other clubbers one August night in 1975, when I looked up and noticed an extra bright star in Cygnus. I was not quite 16 years old and none of the adults would believe me. Seems most of them had problems relating what was in the sky to an atlas page. It turned out to be Nova Cygni 1975, peaking at better than 2nd magnitude, and the second-brightest nova of the 20th Century. Only CP Puppis in 1942 exceeded it in brightness. It's pretty cool seeing a familiar constellation changed by a nova, especially one that bright. I think we're overdue for another bright nova. (This one ain't it)
The nova is now at mag. 4.4. Easy naked-eye, even from the city. Should be great in even the smallest binocular.
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