Observations of Novae From ROAD
Franz-Josef Hambsch
Oude Bleken 12, B- 2400 Mol, Belgium
Presented at the 103rd Spring Meeting of the AAVSO, Big Bear Lake, CA,
June 13, 2014
Received August 11, 2014; revised September 9, 2014; accepted September 10, 2014
Abstract
The author discusses observations of galactic novae and some extragalactic supernovae from his remote observatory ROAD (Remote Observatory Atacama Desert) he commenced in August 2011 with Nova Lupi 2011 (PR Lup). The observed novae are mainly chosen according to AAVSO Alert Notices and AAVSO Special Notices as published on their website. Examples of dense observations of different novae are presented. The focus goes to the different behaviors of their light curves. It also demonstrates the capability of the remote observatory ROAD.