Thu, 11/16/2017 - 18:59
ASASSN-17mt is a nova discoered by the ASAS-SN survey on Sep 24 (http://www.astronomerstelegram.org/?read=10772), was spectroscopically confirmed (http://www.astronomerstelegram.org/?read=10795), but poorly covered by the AAVSO community. It now appears to have been detected with Fermi as a GeV gamma-ray source (http://www.astronomerstelegram.org/?read=10977).
Please observe this nova - it's still bright (about 10.5) and is favorably placed on the sky, unlike PNV J17184504-2454221. We will be organizing multi-wavelength observations over the next days and weeks.
Thanks - Koji Mukai
Well that is how you see it.
From Denmark where I my telescope is placed, it is not actualy "favorably placed on the sky,"
RA 8:50:30 Dec -47:45:28
Clear Skyes!
Søren
Well, I guess we need to find an ideal world, where all campaign targets are 180 degs from the sun on the celestial equator!
Mike