Bright Binocular Nova Discovered in Lupus

On September 20, a particular spot in the constellation Lupus the Wolf was blank of any stars brighter than 17.5 magnitude. Four nights later, as if by some magic trick, a star bright enough to be seen in binoculars popped into view. While we await official confirmation, the star’s spectrum, its tattle-tale rainbow of light, indicates it’s a nova, a sun in the throes of a thermonuclear explosion.

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CrazyNeutrino said:

Bright Binocular Nova Discovered in Lupus

On September 20, a particular spot in the constellation Lupus the Wolf was blank of any stars brighter than 17.5 magnitude. Four nights later, as if by some magic trick, a star bright enough to be seen in binoculars popped into view. While we await official confirmation, the star’s spectrum, its tattle-tale rainbow of light, indicates it’s a nova, a sun in the throes of a thermonuclear explosion.

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Thanks.

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The aavso (american amateur association of variable star observers) has started plotting a light curve of this nova, designated ASASSN-16KT. No obvious trends yet.

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mollwollfumble said:

The aavso (american amateur association of variable star observers) has started plotting a light curve of this nova, designated ASASSN-16KT. No obvious trends yet.

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Seems to be decreasing in brightness now.