Nova Sagittarii No 4.

[bojan]

Mag 10.44 tonight.. fading.

[Rob_K]

There's a new nova in Scutum, announced today in CBET 2008. I don't have a subscription and there's nothing on AAVSO, VSNET Alerts, VSS etc yet, but the position appears to be:

RA 18 43 44, Dec -07 37 01 (J2000)

(from Japanese language website)

Very crowded field.

Cheers -

[bojan]

What is happening in this part of the Galaxy ? :-)

I tried to image it, but it was hidden behind the LP glare of Melbourne, and the fig tree in my front yard...

[Rob_K]

Here's a link to a snap I got tonight - short window for me before it disappears behind trees.

http://i727.photobucket.com/albums/w...mber09text.jpg

Nice and bright, but still waiting for comparison stars. Think it will be very difficult when it dims off. Looks round mag 8.5.

The co-ords I posted might need slight adjustment - apparently their original source was CBAT Unconfirmed Observations Page. Ernesto Guido & Giovanni Sostero confirm a mag 8.5 object at R.A. = 18 43 45.57, Decl.= -07 36 42.0.

Cheers -

[bojan]

I will try again tonight, a bit earlier... the problem is, I have semi-permanent observing site in my front yard - 3 concrete slabs with holes for tripod, so the setting of equipment is a 5 minutes job. To observe Nova Scuti, I have to move couple of metres, and I have to start earlier before nova is completely lost in Melbourne LP glare.

In the meantime, report on our Nova Sag #: it was 10.44 last night (on Nov 9th)

[bojan]

Nova Sagittarii is brightening!!!
It was 9.85 tonight.

I hope this is not because of too many mosquitoes flying everywhere around me.....