Nova V462 Lup - June 2025

[Pierre_C]

It seems slightly dimmer to me again tonight at visual magnitude 5.8, 19:11hrs AEST (09:11 UTC) Monday 23 June 2025, Melbourne. It seems very close in brightlness to the mag 5.8 HUB12 reference star nearby. There is some thin cloud where I am observing.

I am finding this nova a good one to train on, as it seems to be changing slightly every day.

Thanks for the suggestions, David. R Hya seems intriguing.

[EpickCrom (Joe)]

I finally had a chance to observe Nova Lupi last night immediately after getting home from work to take advantage of some clear(and cold!) skies.

Rugged up on my recliner and using my 10x50mm binoculars I easily found the nova, which I estimate to be around 5.7 magnitude. It appeared just about identical in brightness as nearby HR Lupi which is a very slight variable star.

Clear Skies
Joe

[Orion31 (Christiaan)]

Here is my photo from my little Seestar S30. I had to enter coordinates directly and should’ve re centered. If I get a chance to image again before it dims into obscurity I will center it better. Still, I was happy with the results.

[Pierre_C]

Thanks for sharing your insights, observations, spectra and photos, everyone. It really enriches the experience.

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