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Originally posted by wildespace
It's getting brighter! Amateur astronomer Ian Musgrave reports:
I saw nova Delphinus with the naked eye just now! Averted vision, but I could see it under light polluted skies, cloud came over before I could get the camera out! Definitely brighter than mag 4.8
I had another attempt at imaging this very special "classical" nova.
Tricky conditions, due to light cloud, light pollution and the light from the almost full moon (bottom left).
Single shot, no layers, no stacking.
Time: 01:55 Date: 20.08.13
I took this picture of the nova on August 18th at around 11pm EDT with a 0,4m F4,4 Newtonian and a ST-9E for a field of view of 20 x 20. The nova seems to have a beautiful green hue, like an emerald. I must admit I am surprised by this color... Can anyone confirm this?