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Nova Delphini 2013 Confirmed
New star explosion Nova Delphini 2013 is seen in the Delphinus constellation (the Dolphin). This photo is by astrophysicist Gianluca Masi of the Virtual Telescope project. The nova was discovered by Japanese astronomer Koichi Itagaki of Yamagata, Japan. Image released August 14, 2013. [
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Nova Delphini 2013: Wide Field Star Chart
The location of the star explosion Nova Delphini 2013 is seen in the Delphinus constellation (the Dolphin). This photo is by astrophysicist Gianluca Masi of the Virtual Telescope project. The nova was discovered by Japanese astronomer Koichi Itagaki of Yamagata, Japan. Image released August 14, 2013. [
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Nova Delphini 2013: Deeper Star Chart
The location of the star explosion Nova Delphini 2013 is seen in the Delphinus constellation (the Dolphin). This photo is by astrophysicist Gianluca Masi of the Virtual Telescope project. The nova was discovered by Japanese astronomer Koichi Itagaki of Yamagata, Japan. Image released August 14, 2013. [
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PNV J20233073+2046041: A Spectrum (Aug. 14, 2013)
A spectrum of Nova Delphini 20013, taken under less than ideal conditions with the Celestron C14 robotic unit, shows an evident emission at the H-alpha wavelength. Spectrum captured August 14, 2013. [
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PNVJ20233073+2046041: 14 Aug. 2013
A later, better spectrum was captured for Nova Delphinius 2013, showing the H-beta emission more clearly. This object was officially classified as a nova on CBET 3628, when the nature of the nova was unveiled by this spectroscopy. Spectrum captured August 13, 2013. [
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Nova PNV J20233073+2046041 Photographed by John Chumack
Astrophotographer John Chumack sent in a photo of the new nova in Delphinus, taken August 14, 2013, from his observatory in Yellow Springs, Ohio. He writes: "New nova in Delphinus [is] visible in binoculars. Hard to see [with the] naked eye unless you are in a very dark sky and know exactly where to look, but this is a very bright nova. Most don’t get above 8th magnitude…. It was at magnitude 6.3 at discovery less than 24 hours ago. I captured it surging at mag. 6.1 last night. According to reports around the world, [it] is still brightening and is now brighter than 6.0th magnitude."
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Nova Delphinus 2013 Seen in Germany
Credit: Daniel Fischer
Astrophotographer Daniel Fischer caught Nova Delphinus 2013 in this photo (marked with green arrow at top right). He took the photo at 21:45 UTC on August 14 from Königswinter, Germany.
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New Star Explosion Brightens on August 15, 2013
Credit: Daniel Fischer
Astrophotographer Daniel Fischer caught Nova Delphinus 2013 (marked with green arrow at top) a second time in this photo. He took the photo from Königswinter, Germany. He tweeted at about 9 pm UTC on August 15, 2013: "Here is Nova Delphini 2013 a few minutes ago - indeed significantly brighter than yesterday. Still not dark here ... pic.twitter.com/kYdMR03PRD"
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Nova Delphinus 2013 Seen in South Australia
Astrophotographer Ian Musgrave obtained this image of Nova Delphinus 2013 (see headless arrow) on August 16, 2013, from his backyard in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
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Nova Delphinus 2013 Seen in South Australia #2
Astrophotographer Ian Musgrave obtained this image of Nova Delphinus 2013 (marked) on August 16, 2013, from his backyard in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
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Nova Delphinus 2013 Photographed by Doug Klotz
Credit: Doug Klotz
Photographer Doug Klotz sent in a photo of Nova Delphinus 2013, taken on August 16 from an unknown location. He writes: "I just happened to have taken an image of that part of the sky on 8/13 while photographing the Perseids. Went out tonight and took another image and there it is! It seems to be at least as bright as Zeta Delphini which is mag 4.6. Seems to be brightening!"
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Nova Delphinus 2013 Seen in The Netherlands
Credit: André van der Hoeven
Astrophotographer André van der Hoeven captured Nova Delphinus 2013 from HI-Ambacht in The Netherlands on August 16, 2013. He writes: "When I heard the news [about the nova] I pointed my telescope directly to this point, and was able to start some photometry within a few hours after the discovery. It's unbelievable to see how fast the brightness is increasing (and still is)! I have done photometry today and yesterday and it already has increased almost 2 magnitudes. Last night I also made a nice image of the new nova which I think has come out quite nicely.... It shows the bright nova together with NGC 6905, a planetary nebula, also known as the Blue Flash Nebula, just 1.5 days after its initiation."
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Nova Delphinus 2013 Seen From Manoa, Hawaii
Credit: Sky watcher Bryan Stewart caught Nova Delphinus 2013 from Manoa, Hawaii, on August 15, 2013.
Sky watcher Bryan Stewart caught Nova Delphinus 2013 (marked, top left) from Manoa, Hawaii, on August 15, 2013. The constellation of Dephinus is outlined at lower right.
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Nova Delphinus 2013 Seen in the Phillippines
Credit: Anthony Urbano
Astrophotographer Anthony Urbano sent a photo of Nova Delphinus 2013 taken from the Phillippines on August 16, 2013. He writes: "The nova is now 'almost' visible to the naked eye. Constellation Delphinus is visible on the left, while the bright star on the lower right is Altair."
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Nova Delphinus 2013 Seen in Albuquerque, NM
Credit: Steve Riegel
Astrophotographer Steve Riegel caught Nova Delphinus 2013 (marked) in Albuquerque, NM, on August 15, 2013. Constellaions Sagitta (right) and Delphinus (lower left) are outlined
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Nova Delphinus 2013 Imaged in the Canary Islands
Michelle O'Brien used a SLOOH telescope in the Canary Islands to image Nova Delphinus 2013 on August 15, 2013.
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Nova Delphinus 2013 Seen with Slooh T2 Wide Field Telescope
Slooh member David Mihalic used the Slooh.com T2 Wide Field Telescope to image Nova Delphinus 2013 on August 15, 2013.
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Nova Delphinus 2013 Imaged by Mihalic #2
Slooh member David Mihalic used a Slooh.com telescope to image Nova Delphinus 2013 on August 15, 2013.
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Nova Delphinus 2013 Imaged by Mihalic #3
Slooh member David Mihalic used a Slooh.com telescope to image Nova Delphinus 2013 on August 15, 2013.
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Nova Delphinus 2013 Imaged by Mihalic #4
Slooh member David Mihalic used a Slooh.com telescope to image Nova Delphinus 2013 on August 15, 2013.
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Nova Delphinus 2013 Photographed by Justin Ng
Credit: Justin Ng
Photographer Justin Ng photographed Nova Delphinus 2013 on August 18, 2013. He is based in Singapore.
