Image of the possible nova

Forums Variable Stars Possible Nova in Cygnus Image of the possible nova

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Nick James
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Gary,

I finally managed to get an image of this possible nova this morning after days of grey fug in the south east. A quick reduction using CMC-14 gives V=10.7 (47 refs, 0.04mag).  There is a 13th mag star (CMC-14 202142.3+310318) just south which will be troublesome as the nova fades.