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Re: (meteorobs) BRIGHT NOVA SIGHTED IN AQUILA!
I very much remember Nova Cygni in my early days of astronomy! In fact, as I recall, I was practically standing next to one of the individuals that discovered it at our Southern Cross Astronomical Society Observatory in South Florida!! Wow, is this ever a "blast from the past"!!! In Astronomical Affinity - Felix A. Martinez
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From: Skywayinc@aol.com
Reply-To: meteorobs@jovian.com
Date: Thu, 2 Dec 1999 18:09:52 EST
> Saw Nova Aquilae for the first time from Yonkers, New York (outside the
>offices of News 12 Westchester) at 5:45 p.m. EST on Thursday, December 2.
>Used 7 x 35 wide-angle (11-degree field of view) binoculars. I estimated its
>magnitude at +3.7, using nearby Delta Aquilae as a comparison. The nova was
>nearly two magnitudes fainter 24 hours ago, so it is obviously increasing in
>brightness at a fairly steady/rapid pace.
>
> Just as a point of reference, Nova Cygni of September 1975 attained a
>peak brightness of magnitude +1.8. At its current pace of brightning, Nova
>Aquilae "could" possibly attain that brightness by Friday evening. We shall
>see!
>
>-- joe rao
>
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