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THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 1016      1995 Nov 05 10.41UT
Ed:Guy M Hurst, 16,Westminster Close, Kempshott Rise,  Basingstoke,
Hants, RG22 4PP,England. Telephone/FAX(0256)471074 Int:+44256471074
INTERNET: GUY@TAHQ.DEMON.CO.UK             GMH at AST.STAR.RL.AC.UK
WORLD WIDE WEB                    http://www.demon.co.uk/astronomer
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1995 SOLAR ECLIPSE VIDEO
The Editor has just spent a very enjoyable hour watching the video
compiled by Martin Mobberley of the Solar Eclipse of 1995 Oct 24
as viewed from India. Although the eclipse was of shorter duration
than that seen from Chile, the excitement and spectacular nature of
the event was still immense and this TA video is certain to be in
great demand! The approximate duration is 1 hour.

Orders can now be accepted for the video (reference V14) which
costs 10 pounds post paid in the UK. For the remainder of Europe
and Rest of World the price is 13 pounds to cover the additional
postage costs.

Remittances should be made payable to 'The Astronomer' and sent to
the Editor at the address at the top of this circular.

If anyone is interested in viewing comparisons between eclipses,
the 1994 Eclipse video (reference V13) is still available at the
same prices as above.

A complete list of all available TA videos can be e-mailed upon
request.

SUPERNOVA 1995ak IN IC 1844
C. Pollas, Observatoire de la Cote d'Azur (OCA), reports his
discovery, on a Tech Pan film taken with the OCA Schmidt telescope
on Oct. 27.06 UT, of a supernova (V about 16.4) at R.A. =
2h45m48s.83, Decl. = +3o13'50".1 (equinox 2000.0, which is 8".5
west and 1".0 north of the centre of IC 1844 (and situated to the
south of a large, diffuse and complex blue area of the host galaxy).
A nearby star (V about 16.0) has position end figures 53s.34,
14'36".2.  SN 1995ak does not appear on the original Palomar Sky
Survey prints, and no star is seen at this position on an OCA film
obtained in 1992.
IAUC 6254

NGC 3786
We have received an appeal from professional astronomers for any
imaging or other observations of NGC 3786 which is located at:
RA 11h39.7m DEC +31 55' (2000). Uranometria has the mag as 12.9.
Unusual outburst activity was observed from 1994 December and if
anyone has data on this object from that time to date please send
details or images to the editor.

NOVA CAS 1995
Recent results reaching TA suggest that this nova is gradually
brightening:
Nov 1.553UT, 9.0 (M.Moriyama, Japan); 1.774, 8.9 (A.Diepvens,
Belgium); 2.603, 8.8 (N.Makiguchi, Japan); 3.812, 8.7 (J.Pietz,
Germany); 3.915, 8.6 (G.Poyner, UK); 4.2, 8.7 (T.Vanmunster,
Belgium); 4.528, 8.6 (M.Yamamoto); 4.884, 8.5 (G.Hurst, UK).

Guy M Hurst