Re: possible nova - in Sgr > > Why is no position given? Even a rough location would have been good > > enough for me to confirm a bright nova. I am out here in the mid-Pacific > > area, ideal location to follow-up. Now will have to wait 24hours??? > > I amfraid Bill was just busy and/or tired therefore he missed to mention > any data regarding position. > > Waiting for the morning in Chile.... Bill was (most likely) not the discoverer, but simply made a confirmatory observation upon request from someone else. The request was most likely from Elizabeth O. Waagen (according to Bill's mail): she must know the coordinates. Please let us know them when you get them from the AAVSO :-) For your interest, the other recipients were Dan Green and Raquel Shida. Regards, Taichi Kato
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