[vsnet-alert 13589] Re: Nova Lupi 2011

[Rob Kaufman]

Here's a link to a crop of a widefield of the area reported to have been
taken in the Netherlands on 20:22, 25 July UT, showing the nova.  Quite
fuzzy and crowded and not terribly useful for a magnitude estimate, but it
appears to lie between the 104 & 112 comp stars, quite bright.
http://tinyurl.com/3cfkngk

Thanks for the additional comp stars Mati.

Cheers -

Rob Kaufman
Bright, Vic, Australia

On Mon, Aug 15, 2011 at 12:00 AM, <hambsch at telenet.be> wrote:

> I have been taking time series images last night (V and I filters) and also
> saw a severe brightness increase. Had to cut down my exposure time by half.
> Will take some days to get the data analysed since I am put of town until
> Tuesday evening.
>
> Josch
> ----- Originele e-mail  -----
> Van: "Rod Stubbings" <stubbo at sympac.com.au>
> Aan: "Rob Kaufman" <rob.kau at gmail.com>, aavso-discussion at mira.aavso.org,
> vsnet-alert at ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
> Verzonden: Zondag 14 augustus 2011 14:05:07 GMT +01:00 Amsterdam / Berlijn
> / Bern / Rome / Stockholm / Wenen
> Onderwerp: [vsnet-alert 13585] Re: Nova Lupi 2011
>
> I have also been keeping an eye on N Lup and noticed a steady rise and
> tonight brighter around 9.5.
>
> N LUP 2011        110811.564   101  Stu.RASNZ
> N LUP 2011        110812.579   100  Stu.RASNZ
> N LUP 2011        110814.395    95  Stu.RASNZ
>
> Regards.
> Rod.
>
> ________________________________
>
> Rod Stubbings,
> Tetoora Observatory,
> Tetoora Road,
> Vic, Australia.
> stubbo at sympac.com.au
> http://rodstubbingsobservatory.wordpress.com/
>
> _________________________________
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Rob Kaufman" <rob.kau at gmail.com>
> To: <aavso-discussion at mira.aavso.org>;
> <vsnet-alert at ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp>
> Sent: Sunday, August 14, 2011 8:38 PM
> Subject: [vsnet-alert 13584] Nova Lupi 2011
>
>
> > After imaging this nova on 8 Aug at mag 10.3, tonight I had my first
> > opportunity to have another 'look' at it.  It has brightened
> considerably.
> > Image here:
> >
> http://i727.photobucket.com/albums/ww271/Rob_Kau/NovaLupi201114Aug2011crop.jpg
> >
> > In generating a chart in AAVSO's VSP, I noticed that the visual sequence
> > is
> > pretty wobbly for mags brighter than the discovery mag.  The nova appears
> > to
> > be sitting somewhere around midway between the 99 and 84 comp stars at
> the
> > moment (marked on image linked above), a big gap of 1.5 magnitudes.  Any
> > chance of a few more comp stars?  Thanks.
> >
> > Cheers -
> >
> > Rob Kaufman
> > Bright, Victoria, Australia
> >
>