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Old 15-04-2011, 11:03 AM
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T-Pyxidis in outburst

Here's something different to go look at.

http://www.aavso.org/aavso-alert-notice-436

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The recurrent nova T Pyxidis has been discovered in outburst. It was detected by M. Linnolt (Hawaii, United States) at a visual magnitude of 13.0 on 2011 April 14.2931 (JD 2455665.7931), and confirmed by A. Plummer (m(vis)=12.2, JD 2455665.8847) and S. Kerr (m(vis)=11.3, JD 2455665.9410). This is the first outburst of T Pyx since December 7, 1966, nearly 45 years. Observations of this rare outburster are urgently requested, beginning immediately.
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