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>> 1983: A Japanese amateur suspects a nova in Sagittarius. 8 days later, you
>> get an Alert notice with charts in the mail.
>
> Was that nova real? The only nova discovered (real time) by Japanese
Or was it GK Persei? (classical nova outburst in 1983?)
PS. The fastest method to send out alert to the U.S. from
Japan then was an international telegram. Ah good old days.
[though it makes me wonder...a greater amount of new
data are now coming in...but are we any better at digesting
them fast in a "reasonable" and "prudent" manner *right now*?]
By the way, could someone point me to the parent post at AAVSO?
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