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Alert Notice 609: Nova Muscae 2018 - PNV J11261220-6531086 [V357 Mus]

January 15, 2018

Event: Nova in Musca - Nova Muscae 2018 = PNV J11261220-6531086

Discovered by: Rob Kaufman (Bright, Victoria, Australia)

Discovery magnitude: 7.0 V (on four frames, using Canon 650D and 55mm lens)

Discovery date: 2018 January 14.4861 UT

Coordinates (2000.0):  R.A. 11 26 15.16  Decl. -65 31 23.3
Position from VSX; measured by Daniel Bamberger (Marburg, Germany) on frames taken by Robert Fidrich (Bakonycsernye, Hungary).

Solar Observing Guide in German

Thanks to an excellent volunteer effort by Ilka Petermann, the AAVSO's Solar Observing Guide is now available in German.

Click here to get to download (free-of-charge)

If you would like to translate the Guide into your native language, please contact Sara at AAVSO HQ. In addition to this new German version, we also have a French translation and Italian and Spanish versions are in progress.