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by Kevin Alton
Fri Sep 06, 2013 12:25 pm
Forum: Outbursts, Alerts, Monitoring
Topic: PNV J20233073+2046041 mag 6.8
Replies: 257
Views: 284446

Re: PNV J20233073+2046041 mag 6.8

Here's a stacked overlay of all the Nova Del 2013 spectral data thus far collected at UnderOak Observatory (Cedar Knolls, NJ):
Telescope: SCT 20 cm
Spectrometer: DSS-7
CCD: ST-402ME
Reference Star: HD196544
by Kevin Alton
Wed Sep 04, 2013 7:13 pm
Forum: Outbursts, Alerts, Monitoring
Topic: PNV J20233073+2046041 mag 6.8
Replies: 257
Views: 284446

Re: PNV J20233073+2046041 mag 6.8

Here's my contribution for today:
Exposure time = 60 sec
Spectrometer = DSS-7/ST-402ME
Reference = HD196544
by Kevin Alton
Tue Sep 03, 2013 1:05 pm
Forum: Outbursts, Alerts, Monitoring
Topic: PNV J20233073+2046041 mag 6.8
Replies: 257
Views: 284446

Re: PNV J20233073+2046041 mag 6.8

I've been monitoring Nova Del 2013 since 21Aug2013 using a low resolution SBIG DSS-7/ST-402ME spectrophotometer and would like to share some of my results. Typical exposure times on a 20 cm SCT ranged between 40-50 sec using the narrowest slit (50 µm). Data reduction using HD 196544 as a reference w...
by Kevin Alton
Mon Sep 02, 2013 11:19 pm
Forum: Introduction / Présentation
Topic: Hello from New Jersey
Replies: 1
Views: 2909

Hello from New Jersey

Greetings: By way of introduction my name is Kevin Alton and I reside under the light polluted skies of New Jersey (USA) about 30 miles west of New York City. I’m retired after a 40+ year career in Pharmaceutical Research specializing in the analytical methodologies used to separate, purify and char...