Re: nova in M31 ? (from Ewalt) In reference to the request from Giovanni Sostero (Remanzacco Observatory) for any recent images for the central region of M-31, please be advised that I imaged this area on 09/05/2000 and again on 10/24/2000. I was not specifically looking for NOVAs, but building a multi-frame mosiac. (this came out great - but is another subject). In any case, I cannot find any evidence of an object at 00h42m 57.2s +41d07'18" in the image taken 09/05/2000 but there is a "possible" stellar object dimmer than magnitude 18 at this position in the 10/24/2000 image. 20 I have attached both images in raw "SBIG ST9 Format", since these are smaller files than FIT format. SBIG files may be read with MAXIM-DL and other common amateur astro processing software. Please forward the images to to the requesting party, since I do not have the E-mail address for Remanzacco Observatory. Best Regards; Fred EWALT