New nova discovered shining in the night sky: How to see it
August 16, 2013
This week an amateur Japanese astronomer discovered a new nova shining in the night sky, and experts say it is getting brighter by the hour.
If you are familiar with the constellations and can read a star map, you can try to find it for yourself.
The newly discovered nova is just north of the constellation Delphinus. As of Friday afternoon, it was a magnitude 4.4, which means it is just on the edge of vision in a somewhat light-polluted suburb, said Alan MacRobert, a senior editor at Sky & Telescope magazine.
If you'd like to find it, you can check out the star map at SkyandTelescope.com. the rest
The newly discovered nova is just north of the constellation Delphinus. As of Friday afternoon, it was a magnitude 4.4, which means it is just on the edge of vision in a somewhat light-polluted suburb, said Alan MacRobert, a senior editor at Sky & Telescope magazine.
If you'd like to find it, you can check out the star map at SkyandTelescope.com. the rest
YouTube video August 15, 2013
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