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Gary PoynerParticipant
Hi Paul,
If you’re now a digital subscriber to the BAAJ, you will no longer receive a hardcopy Handbook. These are downloaded from here…
https://britastro.org/document_folder/baa-document-store/the-baa-archives/baa-handbooks
Gary
Gary PoynerParticipantYes, it is brightening – and about time too.
Martin Mobberley and I have been working with Mark Kidger on OJ for a long time now (along with several Spanish observers). I’m sure he won’t mind me uploading his most recent plot from a few minutes ago.
We try not to get too excited when OJ does this, but it has been in a low state for a while now, so anything above mag 16 is worth mentioning.
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Gary PoynerParticipantThanks for alerting us to this Jeremy. A really cracking Nova! Just linked this to CVnet.
Gary
6 October 2024 at 3:37 pm in reply to: GOTO065054.49+593624.51: Discovery of a bright optical galactic transient #625525Gary PoynerParticipantMy SLOOH image, taken on Oct 06.1208UT measures at 13.401CV using the AAVSO chart and sequence.
Ian: I’ll be uploading my CCD observations to the BAAVSS database shortly. The software will detect that this is a new object, and will create a new file with the name I upload it with – which is GOTO065054.49+593624.51 I can’t see any alias in VSX, so it will be this long winded nonsense I’m afraid.
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Gary PoynerParticipantThanks Ian. I had 13.2 visual last night, and I also have an unfiltered Slooh image which I haven’t measured yet.
Gary
Gary PoynerParticipantThis looks to be a short duration event, but brightness can change quickly with BL Lac, so it might brighten again. Keep looking!
Gary
Gary PoynerParticipantBack to 17.08C on Sep 8.885 UT using Slooh. Are we now heading back to quiescence?
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Gary PoynerParticipantThanks Magnus. Yes, the fourth rebrightening is now underway.
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Gary PoynerParticipantNow in the third rebrightening.
BAAVSS light curve below…
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Gary PoynerParticipantFine work Magnus. I’ll add this to the CVnet page now!
Well done,
GaryGary PoynerParticipantMinimum is around mag 20, so it’not over yet!
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Gary PoynerParticipantUZ Boo had faded to 16.66C by last night, so now we’ll be looking for rebrightenings over the next few days.
Gary
Gary PoynerParticipantGood work Magnus. These are the first Sh I’ve seen during this outburst. Can you continue to follow to see how they develop?
Gary
Gary PoynerParticipantSteve is a member of one of my societies (Bromsgrove AS). He gave a practical demonstration of his cloud chamber and particle tracks at a monthly meeting several months back. It is very impressive, and great fun to watch. He’s a top speaker too!
Gary
Gary PoynerParticipantPaul,
Whatever suits you really. The outbursts are so rare that t/s is always welcomed, but if your busy on another project then stick with that.
Gary
Gary PoynerParticipantThanks both.
Heavy cloud here in Birmingham, but just secured an image using SLOOH in Tenerife. A quick look at the live view matches your mid 12 estimates. I won’t get the fits file until mid morning tomorrow.
Keep going if you can.
Gary
Gary PoynerParticipantThey never stop, do they Jeremy! Thank goodness!
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Gary PoynerParticipantGood work Ian. So, no superoutburst then. Oh well. Wouldn’t be much fun if we could predict them.
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Gary PoynerParticipantThis Nova now has the offical designation V615 Vul.
I’ve asked Andy to add this to the DB, in addition to N Vul 2024 and PNV J19430751+2100204.
Gary
Gary PoynerParticipantGood work Ian and Magnus. Amplitude still quite large! I wonder if this will re-brighten?
Is this data merged with the 16.3V companion, or has that been extracted? Just curious.
Gary
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