[vsnet-alert 13563] Re: possible nova in Lupus

[Rob Kaufman]

Short break in clouds this evening enabled a moonlight-affected image (DSLR
at 55mm).  Colour image; green channel:
http://i727.photobucket.com/albums/ww271/Rob_Kau/PNVLupus8Aug2011text.jpg
http://i727.photobucket.com/albums/ww271/Rob_Kau/PNVLupus8Aug2011gcmags.jpg

PNV Lupus     110808.4611   103   KBJ  - Photographic, green channel (need
sequence, Starry Night mags used, 10.15-10.31).

Cheers -

Rob Kaufman
Bright, Vic, Australia




On Mon, Aug 8, 2011 at 7:40 PM, Rod Stubbings <stubbo at sympac.com.au> wrote:

> Can confirm possible nova in Lupus. Sequence from Mati Morel chart,
> Variable Stars South.
>
> Possible Nova        110808.375   103  Stu.RASNZ
>
> Regards,
> Rod.
>
>
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> Rod Stubbings,
> Tetoora Observatory,
> Tetoora Road,
> Vic, Australia.
> stubbo at sympac.com.au
> http://**rodstubbingsobservatory.**wordpress.com/<http://rodstubbingsobservatory.wordpress.com/>
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> ----- Original Message ----- From: "nickbrown" <nbrown77 at bigpond.com>
> To: <vsnet-alert at ooruri.kusastro.**kyoto-u.ac.jp<vsnet-alert at ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp>
> >
> Sent: Sunday, August 07, 2011 8:32 PM
> Subject: [vsnet-alert 13560] possible nova in Lupus
>
>
>
> I would like  to alert the variable star network to the discovery of a
>> possible nova in lupus at  approx
>> 14 54 20  -55 05 03  2000 epoch.
>> The star appears at mag 10.2 photographic, on 2 films taken on August
>> 4.73UT using a 135F2 cannon lens and tmax 400 film.unfiltered.
>> No object is present on film taken on july 5.85UT down to 11.7pg.
>> No previous variable stars are reported at this near position.
>> regards
>> Nicholas J Brown  Western Australia.
>>
>