[vsnet-obs 24993] Re: Nova Aql 1999 obs. by O. Skilbrei

["Bjorn H. Granslo" <b.h.granslo@astro.uio.no>]

Corrigendum: This observation should read
1999 Dec 2.700 UT, mv=4.0.

The observation was of course not made 24 hours earlier.
Sorry for the inconvenience.

                                 Yours sincerely
                                 Bjorn H. Granslo

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On Thu, 2 Dec 1999, Bjorn H. Granslo wrote:

> Norwegian Astronomical Society - Variable Star Section
> 
> ***** Nova Aquilae 1999 *****
> Naked eye observation by Oddleiv Skilbrei (Honefoss, Norway):
> 
> Dec  1.700 UT, mv = 4.0.
> 
> Magnitude deduced by using V magnitudes of the comparison stars
> from Hipparcos catalogue.
> 
> Magnitude estimates (Pogson step estimates): Beta Aql-2 (i.e.
> Nova 0.2 mag fainter than Beta Aql); Mu Aql+4.5 (Nova 0.45
> mag. brighter than Mu Aql); Nova equal to Epsilon Aql.
> 
> Using 7x50 bincoulars, he estimated its colour as weakly yellow
> and whiter than Mu Aquilae.
> 
>                                   Yours sincerely,
>                                   Bjorn H. Granslo
>

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