Naked Eye Nova Spotted In Sagittarius!

[Soheil_Esy]

Two nova exploding in Sagittarius: One Spotted With Naked Eye !

http://ipic.su/7ys2f7.jpg
http://spaceweathergallery.com/full...aked-eye-nova-in-Sagittarius1-_1479320273.jpg
PNV J18205200-2822100 Taken by Jeff Dai on November 16, 2016 @ Sukhothai, Thailand

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Date Taken:|2016:11:17 01:06:54

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A new nova, PNV J18205200-2822100, discovered on October 25th, has now broken the unaided eye brightness threshold of magnitude 6.0, with the latest report from New Zealand of 5.4. ( due to the report on November 8th)

PNV J18205200-2822100 is in the teapot of Sagittarius between Kaus Borealis (lambda Sagittarii and Kaus Media (delta Sagittarii). Sagittarius is sinking in the southwestern sky right after dusk, affording only a very narrow window from mid-northern latitudes (Southern hemisphere is much better). But theres still time to snatch a view of this amazing stellar explosion.

Tonight (Nov.16th), i go back to the world heritage site: Sukhothai in Thailand (17° N) to have a challenge. Venus, the evening star is my first guide. then the spout of the Sagittarius Teapot. As effected by the light pollution from nearby town, i can’t see it with unaided eye. But in the image, compare with nearby HIP 90012, i think the Magnitude is ≈ 6.0.

For the foreground, Wat Mahathat in Sukhothai was founded by Sri Indraditya, between 1292 and 1347 as the main temple of the city as well as the ancient Sukhothai Kingdom. The design based on Mandala, representing the universe with main principal stupa.Some basic explanation for the main stupa. It represents the mythical Mount Meru, center of the universe, which is the heavenly abode build by the God Indra to enshrine relics of the Buddha. The surrounding stupas represent mountain ranges around Mount Meru, and the moat symbolizes the cosmic ocean of infinity.


Related Links:
Nova:
https://www.aavso.org/aavso-alert-notice-561
http://www.itelescope.net/sky-alert...nv-j18205200-2822100-passes-magnitude-60.html
https://www.aavso.org/lcg/plot?auid...ean=&grid=on&visual=on&uband=on&bband=on&v=on

Sukhothai:
http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/574
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sukhothai_Historical_Park
http://sukhothai.thaiwebsites.com/watmahathat-sukhothai.asp

http://spaceweathergallery.com/indi...d=130879&PHPSESSID=gqu7iavbi7eoesc123smqn3pn6

Alert Notice 561: Nova in Sagittarius = ASASSN-16ma = PNV J18205200-2822100

October 28, 2016

Event: Nova in Sagittarius

Discovered by:
- ASAS-SN (K. Z. Stanek (Ohio State University) et al.; ATel #9669)
- Yukio Sakurai (Mito, Japan; via TOCP page)

Discovery magnitude:
- ASAS-SN: V~13.7, using quadruple 14-cm "Cassius" telescope at CTIO
- Sakurai: 10.4 unfiltered CCD, using Nikon D7100 digital camera + 180-mm f/2.8 lens

Discovery date:
- ASAS-SN: 2016 October 25.02 UT
- Sakurai: 2016 October 26.380 UT

Coordinates (2000.0): R.A. 18 20 52.25 Dec. -28 22 12.1 (from VSX)

Spectra: Spectroscopy indicating that ASASSN-16ma is a classical nova in the optically thick (Fe-curtain) stage was obtained 2016 Oct. 27.5 UT by P. Luckas (International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research, Univ. of Western Australia; ARAS Group; ATel #9678).

https://www.aavso.org/aavso-alert-notice-561

ALERT! Nova PNV J18205200-2822100 passes Magnitude 6.0

November 8, 2016

http://static1.1.sqspcdn.com/static...t+2016.png?token=9XMW2AtWqnIdgYc7v86aPnTVjos=

Chart of the location of PNV J18205200-2822100 (labelled Nova Sag 2016) as seen from the SSO scopes, the rectangle is the field of view of T12. The star next to Nov Sag 2016 is magnitude 6. Also shown is TCP J18102829-2729590 (labelled Nov Sag 2 2016)

so two nova exploded in Sagittarius, both near the teapot of Sagittarius. One, PNV J18205200-2822100,has been slowly increasing in brightness and has now broken the unaided eye brightness threshold of magnitude 6.0, with the latest report from New Zealand of 5.4.

PNV J18205200-2822100 is in the "teapot" of Sagittarius between Kaus Borealis (lambda Sagittarii and Kaus Media (delta Sagittarii), Howevere, it is just at the limit of scope trave just before astronomical twilight, giving a very narrow window of imaging.

Coordinates (2000.0): R.A. 18 20 52.25 Dec. -28 22 12.1

http://www.itelescope.net/sky-alert...nv-j18205200-2822100-passes-magnitude-60.html

 

[jedidia]

Big bada-boom... :shifty:

 

[Loru]

I still would like to see supernova in our galaxy (Far enough not to fry us of course).

 

[RisingFury]

I still would like to see supernova in our galaxy (Far enough not to fry us of course).

Donald Trump just got elected. Can we stick to one disaster at a time? :lol:

 

[Urwumpe]

Donald Trump just got elected. Can we stick to one disaster at a time? :lol:

That was last week. Time for something new. :lol:

 

[hutchison66]

nova

sure that's not a photo from 2010

 

[n122vu]

sure that's not a photo from 2010

Maybe it's just the exposure, but it looks fake to me. Not calling it fake, mind you, it just looks odd to me. The trees look super-imposed onto the night sky, almost like flat textures in a poorly-produced 3D rendering.

---------- Post added at 03:50 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:45 PM ----------

Just for clarification, the big bright spot in that image is Venus...

From spaceweathergallery.com:

 

[Soheil_Esy]

Maybe it's just the exposure, but it looks fake to me. Not calling it fake, mind you, it just looks odd to me. The trees look super-imposed onto the night sky, almost like flat textures in a poorly-produced 3D rendering.

https://c6.staticflickr.com/6/5340/31042175501_05b6ae768f_b.jpg
https://www.flickr.com/photos/jeffdai/31042175501/
Taken on November 16, 2016

November 28, 2016

The opening ceremony of my photo exhibtion is good today. More than 300 people attend my talk, and 9000 people watch online.
A video of the speech (in Chinese) will share to the public soon.

https://www.facebook.com/jeffjourneytothestars/posts/1011920065585355

November 25, 2016 at 4:36am · Zhuhai, China

I will have a photo exhibition at Zhuhai, Guangdong province of China on this Sunday. It's a 40- print exhibition, including my latest work at Tibet and Thailand. There will be a speech of Astrophotography to 400 people and live on the internet at the opening ceremony.

Location: Teenager Woman Children's Activity Center of ZhuHai, Guangdong, China.
Opening ceremony: 2 pm on November 27;
Duration: 4 months.

Happy Thanks giving day. The World at Night - TWAN

https://www.facebook.com/jeffjourneytothestars/posts/1009235279187167