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[vsnet-alert 2499] (fwd) Nova Mus 1998 obs and position

 From: "Fraser Farrell" <fraserf@dove.net.au>
 Date: Sat, 02 Jan 1999 06:28:22 +0930
 To: vsnet-adm@kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp, observations@aavso.org
 CC: cbat@cfa.harvard.edu, morel@ozemail.com.au, wliller@compuserve.com
 Subject: Nova Mus 1998 obs and position

G'day all,

CCD astrometry earlier this morning from Stockport Observatory (MPC
station 427) yielded the following position for Nova Muscae 1998:

11h 56m 08.96s  -65d 34' 20.74" (J2000)

The nova showed up well in both unfiltered and H-alpha images - see
http://vsnet.assa.org.au/vstars/nvmus98.htm. Unfortunately we don't have a
set of standard filters on hand for CCD photometry.  Donations of
B,V,R,I filters to suit an ST-6 are welcome :)

My visual observations from the same location show the nova
brightening(!) this morning:

Jan 1.5625 UT    10.6
Jan 1.6042       10.4
Jan 1.6597       10.3
Jan 1.6875       10.3

The local weather bureau are forecasting cloud for the next few nights.


cheers,
Fraser Farrell

http://vsnet.dove.net.au/~fraserf/  email: fraserf@dove.net.au

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