We are having a string of clear nights, so I am happy to have observed it for a third night in a row.
Visual Observation from suburban Brisbane:
- Dec 9th 0319 hrs EST Local Time (Dec 8th 1719 hrs UT)
- 7x50 binoculars - easy to see
- Unaided Eye - not seen due to twilight and city light pollution
- Based on nearby stars it still looked to be at Mag 4.5
- No colour was observed as twilight was underway
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Originally Posted by Jon
Photometry yesterday morning Dec 7 17:40 UT: V = 4.276, B = 4.85. B-V increasing; the nova's getting pinker as the hydrogen emissions make more of a contribution to its total flux.
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Where can I find some info to help decode the definitions of V and B / B-V ?
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Originally Posted by UK1
We have just started to get some clear skies in the morning is the nova still visable, ?
and where shoulfd I be looking ? please
many thanks
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Cometcatcher's photo will help you to locate the nova:
http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/s...d.php?t=115220
From Cairns, 3:30 am Local Time: approx 18 degrees above your horizon at an azimuth of approx 149 degrees.