Observation by James Weightman: Nova Vulpecula 2024

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James Weightman

Observer

James Weightman

Observed

2024 Aug 04 - 00:40

Uploaded

2024 Aug 04 - 06:47

Objects

Nova Vul 2024

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Constellation

Vulpecula

Field centre

RA: 19^h42^m
Dec: +21°03'
Position angle: +28°29'

Field size

0°42' × 1°13'

Equipment

ZWO Seestar S50 on tripod

Exposure

Stack of 10 seconds exposures over 8 minutes

Location

Cirencester, Glos, UK

Target name

Nova Vulpecula 2024

Title

Nova Vulpecula 2024

About this image

Red-Blue Enhancement. Presumably the reddish hue of the nova is attributable to h-alpha emission (?).

Files associated with this observation

novvol2024jw.jpg (247.9 kB)

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Mike Harlow, Jeremy Shears, Callum Potter, Graham Winstanley

Comments

Robin Leadbeater, 2024 Aug 04 - 21:57 UTC

"Presumably the reddish hue of the nova is attributable to h-alpha emission (?)"

It is also heavily reddened by interstellar dust

https://britastro.org/specdb/data_graph.php?obs_id=16646

though H alpha emission is dominating the spectrum now the continuum has dropped away

https://britastro.org/specdb/data_graph.php?obs_id=16679

Cheers

Robin

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