[AZ-Observing] Re: M27
- From: Tom Polakis <tpolakis@xxxxxxx>
- To: <az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 22 Aug 2005 14:41:08 -0400
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
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> From: Jeff Hopkins <phxjeff@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: 2005/08/22 Mon PM 02:11:47 EDT
> To: az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [AZ-Observing] M27
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> From the QCUIAG@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx list: Something interesting is
> happening near M27. It looks like there may be a nova.
>
> Check
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> http://astrogazer.us/m27-aug2205-20secX10-0557umt.jpg
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> and
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> http://astro.neutral.org/tmp/m27_comp.jpg
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> for a before and after.
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> Jeff
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