Bojan I am uploading the full image animated gif. It is 40MB but once it has loaded into your browser just click on any area and it will display at 100% pixel size.
There seem to be more. The image with the brighter trifid center and dimmest stars showing better is the latest image.
Fun for all the family spot the changes. My eyes are very tired after a long process. This was meant to be a quick bit of fun.
Hi Bert - Nothing at all showing in that position in MAMA 1 SERC image accessed in Aladin (see overlay below). Funny thing is, I have sets of images of this area (at wider scale), for 11, 13, 16 April and there is little showing there at the sort of brightness you're showing. But the sub for the 16th does seem to show something faint there, in the rough position as far as my sub-standard widefields allow, LOL! My shots aren't deep - taken to find bright objects mag 7-10.
Don't know how long you were imaging for - you'd expect an asteroid to move if subs were taken over an appreciable time.
I just realized that these images were collected on Saturday 17-04-2010 early morning from 3AM to 5.30AM twilight start as this region is not visible to me until after midnight.
I looked at the wrong directory for the dates.
Sorry about the confusion.
So Rob_k that fits in with your image. The nova was most probably brightening when you almost caught it.
I do not mind who notifies the relevant people. I have been up for three nights in a row and nearly out of fuel.
The important thing is to verify it is real and not a variable or slow asteroid etc.
The one I see blinking "near top just to right of center" is to the right (south) of centre near a red star in the first image and this is Asteroid 27 Euterpe at mag 11.8. Approx 2.1AU from Earth at present. The 27th asteroid to be discovered - Euterpe - the Muse of music in Greek Mythology. Discovered in 1853 by J.R. Hind (discoverer of Hind's variable nebula and Hind's crimson star) at London. Assumed diameter 262km, currently moving at a slow 4.86 arc sec per hour.
The variable red star below the nebula is V1951. Max 8.3 mag / Min 14.8, period 510 days and is in the GCVS.
The one I see blinking "near centre at top " is just to the right (south) of centre near a red star in the first image and this is Asteroid 27 Euterpe at mag 11.8. Approx 2.1AU from Earth at present. The 27th asteroid to be discovered - Euterpe - the Muse of music in Greek Mythology. Discovered in 1853 by J.R. Hind (discoverer of Hind's variable nebula and Hind's crimson star) at London. Assumed diameter 262km, currently moving at a slow 4.86 arc sec per hour.
The variable red star below the nebula is V1951. Max 8.3 mag / Min 14.8, period 510 days and is in the GCVS.
Good pick up and very lovely images as per usual.
PeterM.
Excellent stuff Peter! I've lost my asteroids from Starry Night, and can't seem to reload them. Bit of a pain in situations like this.
It is most likely a var (since it was there last year)
and Bojan for pointing them out
But the sub for the 16th does seem to show something faint there, in the rough position as far as my sub-standard widefields allow, LOL! My shots aren't deep - taken to find bright objects mag 7-10.
