ASTRONOMICAL ALERTS Last updated: 13 April 2008

Subject:	OT:  New Nova in Cygnus...catch it while you can!
Sent:	Saturday, April 12, 2008 11:25:18
From:	P. Clay Sherrod (drclay@tcworks.net)
Bright (magnitude 7.5!) new nova in the constellation of CYGNUS, about
halfway from the beautiful double star Albireo to the center of the
"Northern Cross"; the nova was discovered on April 10, 2008, by Koichi
Nishiyama and Fujio Kabashima in Japan.

The coordinates of the nova are right ascension 19h 43.0m, declination
+32 19' (equinox 2000.0). Observations of this new star are badly needed
and should be reported to the American Association of Variable Star
Observers ( http://www.aavso.org/ )

Preliminary observations from ASO, as well as some photometric and
astrometric measurements and a photo of the star in the field of view of
moderate telescopes is posted at the Arkansas Sky Observatories website:
http://www.arksky.org/smf/index.php?topic=1572.0

Enjoy this new star!

Dr. Clay
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Arkansas Sky Observatories
Harvard MPC/ H43 (Conway)
Harvard MPC/ H41 (Petit Jean Mountain)
Harvard MPC/ H45 (Petit Jean Mtn. South)
http://www.arksky.org/

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