[AZ-Observing] Re: Alert Nova RS Ophiuchi

I find a better chart at

<http://ar.geocities.com/varsao/Carta_RS_Oph_SV.htm>http://ar.geocities.com/varsao/Carta_RS_Oph_SV.htm

Jeff

At 13:17 -0700 2/13/06, Tom Polakis wrote:
>Thanks, Jeff.  From the "A" chart on the AAVSO site, it looks like 
>the nova will be easy to identify about midway between Zeta Ser and 
>Mu Oph.
>
>http://www.aavso.org/cgi-bin/shrinkwrap.pl?path=/charts/OPH/RS_OPH/RSOPH-A.GIF
>
>Zeta Ser is magnitude 4.6, and is not coincidentally labeled on that 
>chart with a "46".  Almost equally distant from the nova to the 
>lower right is Mu Oph, which is also magnitude 4.6.
>
>If the nova is hanging around the mid 4's, the three stars should 
>form an asterism that will appear in binoculars like a faint version 
>of Orion's belt.
>
>Tom
>
>>
>>  From: Jeff Hopkins <phxjeff@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>>  Date: 2006/02/13 Mon PM 02:46:12 EST
>>  To: az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>  Subject: [AZ-Observing] Alert Nova RS Ophiuchi
>>
>>  For those early risers Nova RS Oph has brightened form Mag 11 on 10
>>  Feb to mag 4.8 today.
>>
>>  See
>>
>>  http://www.aavso.org/publications/specialnotice/6.shtml
>>
>>  Jeff
>>  --
>>  Jeff Hopkins
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