April 23, 2008
According to reports, Nova Sgr 2008 [V5579 Sgr] continues to brighten, with the last measurements from Alexandre Amorim indicating about V=6.5 on 20080423.0993. Luckily, many AAVSO program stars are in Saggitarius, and if you use a B-scale or larger field with VSP, you will find many sequence stars from which to choose. Keep watching this nova as it brightens; few professional telescopes can observe this bright, while with a pair of binoculars it is an easy target. We will be uploading a BVRI calibration in a few days, in plenty of time to follow the decline. You can report your data through Webobs with Nova Sgr 2008, VSX J180558.8-271356, or 000-BFT-220. Any one of the three will work. Good luck and clear skies! Arne Henden --------------------------------------------------- SUBMIT OBSERVATIONS TO THE AAVSO Information on submitting observations to the AAVSO may be found at: http://www.aavso.org/observing/submit/ SPECIAL NOTICE ARCHIVE AND SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION A Special Notice archive is available at the following URL: http://www.aavso.org/publications/specialnotice/ Subscribing and Unsubscribing may be done at the following URL: http://www.aavso.org/publications/email/