Possible nova in Hercules - mag 12.8

[Paolo Berardi]

CBAT:
http://www.cbat.eps.harvard.edu/unconf/ ... 20317.html

ATel #6059:
http://www.astronomerstelegram.org/?read=6059

Coord (2000): AR 17 59 24.12, DEC +25 20 31.7

I have not found spectra at the moment.

Paolo

[Paolo Berardi]

Hi all, I update the topic with yesterday observations (a long and fruitful night...).

Paolo (Apr, 10.984): http://quasar.teoth.it/html/spectra/PNV ... 520317.jpg
Christian (Apr, 11.009): http://www.astrosurf.com/buil/nova3/_pn ... _cbuil.png
Robin (Apr, 11.046 ): http://www.threehillsobservatory.co.uk/ ... 46_THO.png

CBAT TOCP page contains our follow-up.

Some shots during my observation...

Electronic finder:



Lhires III slit view:



I would like to thanks François T. for his valuable information.

Ciao!
Paolo