Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2003 22:13:09 +1000 From: Vello Tabur <vello@pcug.org.au> Subject: Re: [vsnet-chat 6855] Re: (fwd) Re: (fwd) Re: [vsnet-campaign-nova 1424] Re: (fwd) nova list update Taichi Kato wrote: > Was the object you observed 4 weeks prior to Takao the genuine prediscovery >image of the nova? I asked you on this in a different place, but have >not received a firm answer. This is particularly important because >a recent work by Kimeswenger and Lechner (astro-ph/0309370) greatly >relied on these "premaximum observations" in their discussion of the >nature. If the nova was not convincingly bright for a long time before >the maximum, this paper would have to be withdrawn. > > > Hmm. I wish you hadn't dragged me into this with the comment about my so called "independent discovery". You'll notice that I didn't challenge Doug's original list that attributed the nova to Takao. But now that you bring it up and I'm forced to defend my integrity, here is a link that should satisfy you that my claims are true: http://vsnet.tip.net.au/~vello/novae/noph03/N_Oph_2003.html -- Vello Tabur Comet Hunting Techniques http://vsnet.tip.net.au/~vello R&D, SearchSoftwareAmerica http://vsnet.searchsoftware.com
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