A spectacular Nova explosion in constellation Delphinus was discovered on August 14th – SLOOH covered it live yesterday to showing this amazing event as it happened in true color – narrated by SLOOH’s Bob Berman.
The nova explosion was of a previously unseen White Dwarf star. The star explosion became visible near the constellation Delphinus on the 14th, and it is expected to grow even brighter as the light from the explosion continues to reach Earth. The SLOOH team will explore this incredible celestial event live through the Canary Island observatory.
New star, called Nova Del 2013, is now brightening fast in the constellation Delphinius. The erupting white dwarf should now be an easy target for binoculars and soon for naked-eyes too. Photograph by Anthony Ayiomamitis, TWAN
The stellar explosion in the constellation Delphinius is brightening so fast that it is on the verge of being visible with the naked-eye according to reports from Sky and Telescope website.
Kiochi Itagaki, an amateur astronomer in Japan, discovered the star by using nothing more than a modest 7 inch scope with a digital camera. The brightening star has already passed magnitude 6 – making it an easy target for binoculars even from light polluted cities. If it continues brightening it may become visible in the next few days with the unaided eye from dark skies.
Finder chart for Delphinius constellation in the evening sky. The Summer Triangle helps track down the small Dolphin star pattern. Credit: Starry night Software/A.Fazekas
How bright it will this one get is anyone’s guess but it’s pretty amazing considering nothing was visible in that spot in the sky before this week.
The nova’s precise celestial coordinates are at Right Ascension 20h 23m 31s, Declination +20° 46′. The American Association of Variable Star Observers (AAVSO)- an international clearing house for observational data on stars the change in brightness – has prepared this detailed finder’s chart to use at the telescope for this new star in our sky.
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