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Nova RS Oph in geosats field...
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...belatedly recorded before dawn this morning after in now clears my neighbour's trees low in southeast! Amazingly two geostationary earth satellites 'streak' across wide field in 30 seconds exposure. I estimate from several images that recurrent nova RS Oph is currently mag ~8.5 and clearly reddish in hue.

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Re: Nova RS Oph in geosats field... new [Re: nytecam]
      #851261 - 03/03/06 04:59 AM
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Nothing amazing about having geosats in your photo - it's geosat flaring season at the moment as we head towards the equinox. Some are visible with the naked eye.

Do you know which sats were visible?

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Re: Nova RS Oph in geosats field... new [Re: Bruce MacDonald]
      #851541 - 03/03/06 10:57 AM
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The nova appeared distinctly red to me on Sunday morning.

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Re: Nova RS Oph in geosats field... new [Re: Bruce MacDonald]
      #852212 - 03/03/06 06:44 PM
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Nothing amazing about having geosats in your photo - it's geosat flaring season at the moment as we head towards the equinox. Some are visible with the naked eye.

Do you know which sats were visible?



Bruce - I've been recording geosats for years - try http://www.astroman.fsnet.co.uk/sat.htm - and no I've not identified these two. I just thought my target RS Oph with bonus geosats was unusual - but each to his own I suppose;-).

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Re: Nova RS Oph in geosats field... new [Re: nytecam]
      #852894 - 03/04/06 06:18 AM
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nytecam

I'm not sure which star (on the photo) is RS. Could you possible mark it? I just checked with the AAVSO and your right RS is about mag 8.5 possibly a bit brighter.

Thanks for the help.
Rich (RLTYS)

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Re: Nova RS Oph in geosats field... new [Re: nytecam]
      #852987 - 03/04/06 08:58 AM
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Nothing amazing about having geosats in your photo - it's geosat flaring season at the moment as we head towards the equinox. Some are visible with the naked eye.

Do you know which sats were visible?



Bruce - I've been recording geosats for years - try http://www.astroman.fsnet.co.uk/sat.htm - and no I've not identified these two. I just thought my target RS Oph with bonus geosats was unusual - but each to his own I suppose;-).



I can always get somebody over on the Seesat-L list to identify them if you like. It is a nice photo!

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Re: Nova RS Oph in geosats field... new [Re: RLTYS]
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nytecam

I'm not sure which star (on the photo) is RS. Could you possible mark it? I just checked with the AAVSO and your right RS is about mag 8.5 possibly a bit brighter.

Thanks for the help. Rich (RLTYS)



Rich - rather than mark RS Oph locally [and add more geosats!] it's marked on each side of the frame in red!

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Re: Nova RS Oph in geosats field... new [Re: nytecam]
      #854260 - 03/05/06 02:51 AM
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Finally got a chance to observe RS Ophiuchi. I estimated the brightness to be 8.4 this morning at 0532 UTC.

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