[vsnet-chat 670] Re: Nova in the Large Magellanic Cloud 1997

[Fraser Farrell <fraserf@dove.net.au>]

G'day Doug,
  
   >I thought that some of you might be interested in one of
   >the items in IAU Circular 6756 concerning a nova in the LMC
   >discovered by our Project.
   >"NOVA IN THE LARGE MAGELLANIC CLOUD 1997
   >The MACHO collaboration (cf. IAUC 6312) reports their
   >discovery of an apparent nova in the Large Magellanic Cloud at R.A.
   >= 5h04m26s.7, Decl. = -67o38'38" (equinox 2000.0).  The nova peaked
   >in brightness sometime between consecutive observations on June
   >3.398 UT (prior to eruption) and June 16.395 (when the star was at
   >least 8.5 mag brighter than on June 3, at V about 13.5 or brighter).
   >Currently, the nova is at V about 17.9."

Is there some technical reason why the MACHO project takes so long to
report novae?  Your team seems to have no problem in announcing impending
gravity lens events.

It seems ironic that news of a discovery from Chile reaches me within
hours, but one from a telescope in my own country takes 4(!) months.

Mind you (if the speed of my last tax refund is any indication) it seems to
take ages for _anything_ useful to emerge from Canberra nowadays! :-)


cheers,
Fraser Farrell

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