[vsnet-chat 1944] Re: V500 Aql: eclipsing classical nova

[Taichi Kato <tkato>]

Re: V500 Aql: eclipsing classical nova

   This finding by Haefner was extremely exciting to me.  This is partly
because V500 Aql is one of canonical "super-bright" novae (this nova is,
however, found often missing on conventional star charts, despite its maximum
brightness), and because I had noticed the postnova substantially fainter
than the cataloged value (this may already suggests something unusual).
From these particular points, years ago I selected this nova as a particular
target for quiescent time-series at Ouda Station, but soon realized it
impossible by a 60-cm telescope because of its faintness.  Congratulations
to Haefner, and I wish I could have used a bigger telescope ;-)

Regards,
Taichi Kato

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