[AZ-Observing] Re: M27

Looks legit.  Has there been any discussion as whether or not this might be a 
long-period variable star rather than a nova?  There is another Mira variable 
near the Dumbbell Nebula.  It was discovered by, get this, comparing images on 
two magazine covers.  Leos Ondra wrote about "the Goldilocks Variable" here:

http://www.seds.org/messier/xtra/leos/gl.html

Don't look at me; I didn't give it that name!

Tom

> 
> From: Jeff Hopkins <phxjeff@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: 2005/08/22 Mon PM 02:11:47 EDT
> To: az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [AZ-Observing] M27
> 
>  From the QCUIAG@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx  list: Something interesting is 
> happening near M27. It looks like there may be a nova.
> 
> Check
> 
> http://astrogazer.us/m27-aug2205-20secX10-0557umt.jpg
> 
> and
> 
> http://astro.neutral.org/tmp/m27_comp.jpg
> 
> for a before and after.
> 
> Jeff
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