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Nice work, Malc! First published spectrum. An Astronomers' Telegram has just come out confirming it as consistent with a nova.
Out of interest, I attach some SA 100 spectra I took of Nova Del 2013 on the day of discovery, then again four days later when it was at peak brightness (the Hydrogen lines are weakest at maximum). Looks pretty similar. I'll try for a SA100 spectrum this morning, clouds permitting. If the Ha line starts increasing, we'll know that it's already started to fade.
What are the chances of two naked-eye novae within four months? Crazy. I wish my L200 spectrograph would hurry up ...
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