Observation by Mike Harlow: Nova Sagittae 2026: Image

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Mike Harlow

Observer

Mike Harlow

Observed

2026 Oct 01 - 19:30

Uploaded

2026 Oct 02 - 06:10

Objects

Nova Sge 2026

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Constellation

Sagitta

Field centre

RA: 19^h44^m
Dec: +18°26'
Position angle: -1°45'

Field size

1°19' × 0°53'

Equipment

12inch F/3.6 Astrograph
ASI6200MM CMOS camera, no filter

Exposure

24 x 5 seconds

Location

Ipswich, UK

Target name

Nova Sagittae 2026

Title

Nova Sagittae 2026: Image

About this image

The field of Nova Sagittae 2026 taken just before the low resolution spectrum. The nova was V-mag 12.2 (thanks AAVSO) when the image and spectrum were taken.

Field 90 x 54 arc minutes with north up.

[Can't match the resolution of Alan Thomas's image, but that was with 3.6x the focal length on Tenerife!]

Files associated with this observation

Nova_Sge_2026_20261001_24x5sec.jpg (1.6 MB)

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