I wasn't able to see it by eye myself this morning, but I was also scrambling to get the picture after I accidentally pulled the power on the telescope. A quick reset and resync got me back up and running just in time before dawn to get this 5x1 minute image stack of the nova in color:
HDR image processing was performed in IRIS.
If you have a chance, check it out tomorrow morning. It was still increasing in brightness as of this morning, so it might even be easier to see by eye tomorrow morning.
To: SunkenCiv
2 posted on
03/20/2015 12:21:12 PM PDT by
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To: messierhunter
How many light years away?...............
3 posted on
03/20/2015 12:23:43 PM PDT by
Red Badger
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To: messierhunter
4 posted on
03/20/2015 12:23:51 PM PDT by
AppyPappy
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To: messierhunter
7 posted on
03/20/2015 12:25:55 PM PDT by
Red Badger
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To: messierhunter
Thanks for the info, if it gets any brighter, might have to drag the old refractor out.
9 posted on
03/20/2015 12:32:29 PM PDT by
The Cajun
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To: messierhunter
Good photo.
Why does it seem like the best stuff is always just before dawn. I’m not the morning person I used to be :-)
10 posted on
03/20/2015 12:35:31 PM PDT by
skyman
To: DUMBGRUNT
14 posted on
03/20/2015 12:56:49 PM PDT by
mountn man
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To: messierhunter
I wish I could, but it is cloudy... and I think a nova would have to be extremely bright to be visible through clouds.
Besides, when I try to look at constellations in the sky, the helpful lines are always missing so I don’t know where to look.
18 posted on
03/20/2015 1:08:42 PM PDT by
exDemMom
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To: messierhunter
19 posted on
03/20/2015 1:52:11 PM PDT by
9thLife
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