Poor weather then being away for work for three days last week has kept me away from variable star observing since October 29. Last night (November 6) I observed TCP J18102829-2729590 and ASASSN-16ma again.
While the first is on the decline currently (around magnitude 9):
On the other hand, I caught ASASSN-16ma on the rise. My October 29 observation gave a visual magnitude of 10.3 whereas last night it was 7.3. Several hours later others were recording it at around 6.5:
So, ASASSN-16ma has exceeded TCP J18102829-2729590’s maximum (so far) by around one magnitude. If this rate of increase continues, who knows, maybe it will reach naked eye visibility. Here’s hoping!
November 7, 2016 at 10:57 pm |
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November 8, 2016 at 3:19 am |
Just took images showing the novae at magnitude 5.7 and others have been reporting magnitudes in the range of 5.5 – 6.0 in the past couple of hours (November 8th, 00:00 UT). So, the lucky people with clear skies on the evening of election day might have a chance to see it with the naked eye!
November 8, 2016 at 8:01 am |
I’m on the way home from work right now in Adelaide (South Australia) and I have clear skies at the moment. Here’s hoping it holds!