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Re: [vsnet-chat 6858] (fwd) Re: (fwd) Re: (fwd) Re: [vsnet-campaign-nova 1424] Re: (fwd) nova list update > > 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the maximum, this paper would have to be withdrawn.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: Ah, I found that my statement "4 weeks prior to Takao" must have been "your positive detections in March 21 - May 29". Could you please examine these images, or post them on your website? These positive detection reports are what were referred by Kimeswenger and Lechner (astro-ph/0309370). The reality of such a long premaximum halt is much more astrophysically interesting to discuss on. Anyway, your detection of a variable star "4 weeks prior to Takao" was on June 16. The first secure human detection of this outburst was made by the ASAS-3 team about 1.3 d before your recognition. This was apparently the first "independent detection" of this variable star. Regards, Taichi Kato
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