It was, of course, clear soon after sunrise… I caught brief, tantalising glimpses of V1369 Cen near dawn (around 5:05 am Adelaide time and for 20 minutes or so thereafter) through thinning cloud with 7×50 binoculars. That doesn’t look so bad now does it? Hmm… That drive to Mauna Kea would be a bit much. At least all I have to do is step out into my backyard.īut then there are clouds to contend with… I suppose from the summit of Mauna Kea, with the perfect horizon and clarity above the clouds, it may be possible, but I’m not going to drive all the way up there just for this (2.5 hrs by road and 14000ft high!) AAVSO visual observer Michael Linnolt had this to say on an AAVSO forum a short time ago:Įven here in the southernmost tip of Hawaii (19N) This nova rises too late in morning twilight to be readily visible.
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