Affiliation
American Association of Variable Star Observers (AAVSO)
Mon, 11/07/2016 - 21:57
Posting This For Sebastian
SInce this nova [ASASSN-16ma] brightened to V= 5.9 and charts were overcrowded with
comparison stars, I added the BINO_COMP comment to some of them to select
them.
I am unable to log in to the site so I can't post to the nova forum.
Can you do it for and recommend this chart (X16923Q) to observe the nova
now?
It has the Binocular chart option marked, a limiting magnitude of 7.9 and a
field of view of 600 arc minutes.
Cheers,
Sebastian
It's now a bright gamma-ray transient, too: http://www.astronomerstelegram.org/?read=9736
I know it's inconveniently placed on the sky, but any and all optical observations are welcome.
I recorded it tonight (Nov 9.34583) mag 6.0 (bright moonlight). It was about 30° above the horizon.
I agree, yesterday night 5.8 to 5.9 with map X16889AU and the use of Tycho2. Thank you for your map advice.
Michel