Sunday, April 29, 2012
Nova Sagittarii 2012 (PNV J17452791-2305213) in STEREO
Nova Sagittarii 2012 (PNV J17452791-2305213) turns out to be visible in images taken with the STEREO B satellite. Over a his blog, CometAl has an animation of the nova brightening assembled from STEREO B images.
William Thompson of NASA has used the STEREO images to construct a light curve.
This is a fantastic use of these wonderful satellites.
William Thompson of NASA has used the STEREO images to construct a light curve.
This is a fantastic use of these wonderful satellites.
Labels: nova, Stereo Satellite
# posted by Ian Musgrave @ 8:08 pm 
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