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Old 26-08-2013, 02:36 AM
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Originally Posted by orestis View Post
Just observed it through 5" reflector.

Colour was hard to distinguish, but after staring at it for a while the overall impression for me was a pale aqua green.

What colour are other visual observers seeing it as.
Orestis, it's a yellow colour.
View thru binoculars (flip for newt. scope):
There is a largish "H" shaped asterism sitting right next to the nova on the right. Below the nova is two fainter stars, making a triangle shape. The nova marks the tip of the triangle & is the brighter of the other stars in triangle.

Jeanette's image is an excellent guide:
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Tom Harradine's pic here is another excellent guide.
Line up gamma Sagittae and make a line to Sualocin Delphini. The nova sits pretty much in the middle.
http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/a...e.php?a=145862
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