Observation by James Weightman: Seestar Nova Aql 2026

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James Weightman

Observer

James Weightman

Observed

2026 Jul 07 - 22:46

Uploaded

2026 Jul 08 - 01:02

Objects

Nova Aql 2026

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Constellation

Aquila

Field centre

RA: 19^h16^m
Dec: +11°55'
Position angle: +0°24'

Field size

2°12' × 1°28'

Equipment

ZWO Seestar S30 Pro (Equatorial)

Exposure

10 minutes: 20 X 30 seconds

Location

Near Cirencester, Glos, UK

Target name

Nova Aql 2026

Title

Seestar Nova Aql 2026

About this image

Crop from Seestar Image.

Files associated with this observation

novaAql2026jw.jpg (1.5 MB)

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Mike Harlow, Dominic Ford, Steve Knight

Comments

Mike Harlow, 2026 Jul 08 - 06:43 UTC

That's a really nice image. And it does show the nova sitting in a slightly darker patch of sky, i.e. fewer stars. This may explain the heavily dust obscured spectra observed for this object.

The lower star density around the nova is also shown well in Nick James image.

Mike.

Nick James, 2026 Jul 08 - 20:49 UTC

Nice to see the strong red colour too in this image. A combination of strong H-alpha emission and the significant dust reddening. As Mike says, the nova is fortunately in a dust lane which makes photometry easier since there are no interfering stars. The adjacent star clouds are very dense as shown in this image.

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