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Originally Posted by Rob_K
Interesting, 2008 A1 (McNaught) passed the nova position in early July - my shot attached. The nova is only about 1/2 a minute or so away from HIP 34192 by my calcs (please tell me if I've stuffed up), not enough to separate it at the scale of this shot. I've marked & enlarged HIP34192 - it would be a very brave person to say that the elongation of the star represents the influence of the adjacent nova.
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Your locations are spot on, like you said, it would be a brave person to say that there was an sign of a nova there. But this is positive information, as it puts strong limits on the magnitude of the nova.
Cheers! Ian