Observation by Duncan Hale-Sutton: Satellite points the way to T Corona Bor...

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Duncan Hale-Sutton

Observer

Duncan Hale-Sutton

Observed

2025 Sep 12 - 21:18

Uploaded

2025 Sep 13 - 20:05

Objects

T-CrB

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Constellation

Corona Borealis

Field centre

RA: 15^h44^m
Dec: +27°34'
Position angle: +44°16'

Field size

28° × 19°

Equipment

Sony RX100

Exposure

10s at f/1.8, ISO 1600

Location

Neatishead, Norfolk

Target name

T Corona Borealis

Title

Satellite points the way to T Corona Borealis

About this image

A bit of a coincidence as I took this image of the constellation of Corona Borealis in that a satellite trail almost pointed directly at the recurrent nova T CrB (labelled). As I am sure many of you are doing, I keep looking regularly to see if this star has exploded yet but with no joy. I have marked the location of T in the image and the comparison star P which is visual magnitude 8.4 (see BAA chart 025.04). T is still much fainter than this and beyond the limiting magnitude of this photograph. Soon the constellation will be disappearing into the west after sunset.

Files associated with this observation

T CrB.jpg (354.0 kB)

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