Help Required! New Super Nova or Nova (Maybe!!)

[Brad Moore]

Hi All,

I've been conducting some joint super nova patrols with a friend in Italy in the southern skies.
We have found what looks to be a nova or super nova in the deep south. We require a “spectrum of the star to confirm its nature”.

Does anyone know someone who can do this work for us? They need to have access to a spectrograph?

On the POSS plates and previous observations using my system the star is greater than mag 20+, on the 23/24th June its now mag 15.9/15.7!!

We have also confirm it’s not a known variable star.

Cheers,
Brad Moore

[matt]

Hi Brad.

Don't know anyone with a spectograph,unfortunately, but all the best for your endeavours.

How exciting.

[iceman (Mike)]

Have you tried Dave Herald or David Higgins?

[monoxide]

on a side note, that avatar is a classic.