THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 499       1991 Mar 25 06.20UT
Ed:Guy M Hurst, 16,Westminster Close, Kempshott Rise,  Basingstoke,
Hants, RG22 4PP, England. Telephone:  (0256)471074 Int:+44256471074
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PROBABLE NOVA (IN HERCULES?)
George Alcock, Yaxley, Peterborough, England reports his discovery
of a probable nova of magnitude 5 at:
RA 18h 44.0m DEC +12 12'(1950)
After the skies cleared at 04.15UT on Mar 25, he first saw the
object at 04.35UT on Mar 25 (Mar 25.19UT) with 10x50B in strong
twilight from inside his house and through plate glass windows.
Denis Buczynski, Conder Brow Observatory tells us he has taken
two photographs with the 5" Zeiss Astrograph on T-Max 400 which,
although heavily fogged, apparently show the new object. On a
2 minute exposure obtained at 04.45UT the object trails in the
same way as the stars, whereas 1 min exposure taken immediately
after shows no trailing in either.
The position is rather uncertain, being based solely on the
visual result and could therefore place the object in Hercules,
Aquila or Oph but if correct it appears this object is in Her.
No other independent confirmation possible due to dawn,

Guy M Hurst