[Shark Bait (Stu)]

Another clear horizon from my suburban Brisbane home and another chance to view this Nova, this time through 7x50 bino's.

To the naked eye, I thought it was a little harder to pick up than yesterday morning. When looking through bino's it becomes a very easy target. It seemed to have a slightly pink hue until morning twilight kicked in and washed out the colour. A very faint Genesis 1 satellite passed between Alpha and Beta Centauri heading East at 3:11 EST and was only visible through the 7x50's.

For me it looked to be at Mag 4.5 and it will be interesting to compare this figure with those who have more experience at comparing star magnitudes.