On 10/2/13, Nova Delphinus was visible through a seemingly clear sky, but the
actual seeing was bordering on poor, not allowing high magnification.
Nevertheless, reports of the exploding star taking on a beautiful red hue couldn't
be ignored so I set up my wide field Orion Short Tube and went hunting. It turned
out this would be the clearest night of the week.
The first exposures had to be tweeked for focus, but they showed all the stars in the
field to be whitish colors, except for one, the undoubtedly rosy, out of focus Nova!
I've never been so pleased and excited to see a non-comet blurry blob in an eyepiece field!
The release of Hydrogen Alpha light and dust in the star's vicinity allows shorter, warmer color wavelengths of light to
pass. A visual win,win situation for us!
Bill G.
LATEST MAGNITUDE OF NOVA V339 Del= 10.3 as of Oct.27.
Camera: Canon T3i, 24.68 seconds exposure@ ISO 3200. Scope: Orion Short Tube 80.
Nearly full field shows some familiar friends. From center, the brightest pair of stars in this image, at
the 1 o'clock position, have been important guide posts to the Nova since it became visible.
Moving down through image center to 7 o'clock, another pairing contains our target, Nova Delphini, unmistakable
by its color.
A zoom in helps us get our bearings.
Delphinus Nova Shows it's Color and latest magnitude UPDATE
Delphinus Nova Shows it's Color and latest magnitude UPDATE
Last edited by WCGucfa on Sun Oct 27, 2013 11:32 am, edited 10 times in total.
Comets:40, Best Meteor shwr: Leonids '01, Best Aurora:Oct. '03.
Total.Sol.Eclipse,7/10/72 from Nova Scotia.Annular Sol. Eclipse '94,
Trans.of Venus 2004&2012.,ShoeLevy crash into Jupiter '94.
4/25/66 fireball-9 mag.,SN2011fe,N2012aw,DelphN2013.
Total.Sol.Eclipse,7/10/72 from Nova Scotia.Annular Sol. Eclipse '94,
Trans.of Venus 2004&2012.,ShoeLevy crash into Jupiter '94.
4/25/66 fireball-9 mag.,SN2011fe,N2012aw,DelphN2013.
Re: Delphinus Nova Shows it's Color
Bill, Amazing! Now I can't wait for the clouds to clear to see if I can see the color change since last I looked at it.
Andy
Re: Delphinus Nova Shows it's Color
Nice, Bill. Is that a dim sattelite trail I see traipsing through there?
Mike
Mike
"The purpose of life is the investigation of the Sun, the Moon, and the heavens." - Anaxagoras
Re: Delphinus Nova Shows it's Color
Thanks for the wake up call, Bill!
Tom
Tom
Tom H
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"Science knows no country, because knowledge belongs to humanity, and is the torch which illuminates the world. Science is the highest personification of the nation because that nation will remain the first which carries the furthest the works of thought and intelligence." - Louis Pasteur
Re: Delphinus Nova Shows it's Color
Thanks for the comments guys. I'm facinated with this star!
Mike, yes, that is a quick satellite passing through. Considering the low quality of the
image, I didn't think anyone would notice it.
The Nova was just under 9th mag on this night according to AAVSO. From Mike's recent (and by the way, excellent)
observation, it just could be on the rise again.
BG
Mike, yes, that is a quick satellite passing through. Considering the low quality of the
image, I didn't think anyone would notice it.
The Nova was just under 9th mag on this night according to AAVSO. From Mike's recent (and by the way, excellent)
observation, it just could be on the rise again.
BG
Comets:40, Best Meteor shwr: Leonids '01, Best Aurora:Oct. '03.
Total.Sol.Eclipse,7/10/72 from Nova Scotia.Annular Sol. Eclipse '94,
Trans.of Venus 2004&2012.,ShoeLevy crash into Jupiter '94.
4/25/66 fireball-9 mag.,SN2011fe,N2012aw,DelphN2013.
Total.Sol.Eclipse,7/10/72 from Nova Scotia.Annular Sol. Eclipse '94,
Trans.of Venus 2004&2012.,ShoeLevy crash into Jupiter '94.
4/25/66 fireball-9 mag.,SN2011fe,N2012aw,DelphN2013.