From wliller@compuserve.com Mon May 1 01:14 JST 2000 Date: Sun, 30 Apr 2000 12:12:49 -0400 From: "W.Liller" <wliller@compuserve.com> Subject: Nova Aql 2000 To: "Marsden, Brian" <bmarsden@cfa.harvard.edu> Cc: "Green, D." <dgreen@cfa.harvard.edu>, Kato-Kyoto <tkato@kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Length: 708 Greetings all - CCD observations with a 20-cm Schmidt camera and a broadband V filter: = Apr. 30.3596 UT, V(bb) =3D 8.87 ; and Apr. 30.3977 UT, V(bb) =3D 8.95. N= ote that the strong H-alpha emission is included in the passband. CCD spectroscopy with an objective prism shows H-alpha with an intensity/= 4.3 times that of the neighboring continuum. The [OI] lines at 630 and 636nm are also strong, and there is evidence of HeII at 587nm. H-beta is= present but weak probably owing to interstellar reddening. There is no evidence (yet) of FeII lines. Kind regards to all. William Liller, Vina del Mar, Chile =