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R S Ophiuchus
With the exciting news that the recurrent nova RS Ophiuchus is now visible, I can hardly wait for tonight.
I used to monitor this frequently in the early 2000s, but completely missed the February 2005 explosion, as it was in the middle of our tropical wet season. Unfortunately, I did not even know of the event till several months later.
I have only last year started re-monitoring it, as I thought it was due again. I looked several times during the last month, but there has been too much cloud in the evening for viewing during the last few evenings. Damn. I am hoping for better weather tonight.
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