Observation by Nick James: And then there were three...

Uploaded by

Nick James

Observer

Nick James

Observed

2017 Sep 19 - 19:26

Uploaded

2017 Sep 19 - 21:47

Objects

The Andromeda Galaxy (M31)

Equipment

C11 + FLI CCD

Exposure

20x60s

Location

Chelmsford, UK

Target name

M31

Title

And then there were three...

About this image

There are now three novae simultaneously visible near the centre of M31. In this image the general light of the galaxy has been subtracted using a median estimator with radius 10 pixels. The latest nova to be discovered is very close to the core of the galaxy. I picked it up whilst blinking images this evening and got quite excited before I realised that it had already been discovered! The full size image is here.

Files associated with this observation

m31N_20170919_2026_ndj.jpg (351.5 kB)

Like this image

Nick Hewitt, Graham Winstanley, Dawson, Robert Ian Henderson, Peter Carson, Robert James Stuart

Comments

Nick Hewitt, 2017 Sep 19 - 22:33 UTC

Early in his career, Halton Arp cut his teeth by observing novae in Messier 31 using the 60" and 100" on Mt Wilson (as directed by Edwin Hubble I think). I am not sure how many he found but I think around 150, and calculated the rate as being 26+/- 4 per year. Three at once ain't bad!

Copyright of all images and other observations submitted to the BAA remains with the owner of the work. Reproduction of work by third parties is expressly forbidden without the consent of the copyright holder. By submitting images to this online gallery, you grant the BAA permission to reproduce them in any of our publications.

Registered charity no. 210769
Registered company no. 117572

For more information including contact details, click here.

Our Terms of Use are here.

Our Privacy Policy is here.