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Nova in M31 - at2018jas

Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2018 5:24 pm
by Robin Leadbeater
Discovered by amateur George Carey, nova at2018jas in M31 is currently ~mag 17.
https://wis-tns.weizmann.ac.il/object/2018jas
http://www.astronomerstelegram.org/?read=12245
George's latest image is here
https://www.flickr.com/photos/snimages/31191791947/

Here is my spectrum from last night using the ALPY 600. (The red line is filtered to R~300)
This is the faintest target I have attempted with the ALPY600 setup and the SNR is very low. The broad H alpha line is obvious though and other Balmer lines are present too. I have also marked the Fe II curtain lines though they are only marginally detected above the noise.

Cheers

Robin

Re: Nova in M31 - at2018jas

Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2018 9:31 pm
by Andrew Smith
Well done Robin, top marks. Andrew