I just made an estimate of V1369 Cen (at about 2am on Dec 29) at magnitude 4.3. It may actually be closer to 4.2 but I could not convince myself of that with respect to nearby magnitude 4.0 and 4.3 comparison stars. Visual and Johnson V observations are shown below (via VStar), with my estimate in the cross-hairs and a polynomial fit (in red) to make the outline of the light curve more obvious.
Regarding the polynomial fit, bear in mind of course George E.P. Box’s maxim that:
Essentially, all models are wrong, but some are useful.
So far, 628 observations have been submitted to AAVSO. Of these, 214 are visual observations.
What a fascinating, meandering, unpredictable progression. I’ll try to monitor this nova as much as possible over the next week, while still on holidays.
February 5, 2014 at 10:28 pm |
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