Observation by Alan Thomas: Nova Sge 2026

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Alan Thomas

Observer

Alan Thomas

Observed

2026 Oct 03 - 20:13

Uploaded

2026 Oct 05 - 11:27

Objects

Nova Sge 2026

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Constellation

Sagitta

Field centre

RA: 19^h45^m
Dec: +18°22'
Position angle: -2°14'

Field size

0°31' × 0°31'

Equipment

PlaneWave CDK24 24 inch f/6.5 Corrected Dall-Kirkham Astrograph
FLI ProLine KAF-16803 CCD camera
10Micron GM4000 robotic German equatorial mount

Exposure

30sec

Location

Observatorio del Teide, Tenerife

Target name

Nova Sge 2026

Title

Nova Sge 2026

About this image

Getting harder to spot, but perhaps not much fainter than when seen in the PIRATE image from September 29? A visual impression from eyes that have been functioning for nearly eight decades - gulp!

(PIRATE = Physics Innovations Robotic Astronomical Telescope Explorer, one of the OU's instruments located at their observatory on Mount Teide, Tenerife, Canary Islands. I am obviously not responsible for the acronym!)

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Nova Sag 2026 0310 v3image-jpeg-i PIRATE (2) label.jpg (527.7 kB)

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