78 AUSTRALIAN SKY & TELESCOPE April 2018
GALLERYS MUSCA NOVA
Ernesto Guido & Alfonso Noschese
A nova was discovered in Musca early January
by Rob Kaufman of Bright, Victoria. These
before-and-after images clearly show the
brightened star. Ernesto and Alfonso used the
TEL 0.50-m f/6.8 reflector at the iTelescope
Observatory, Siding Spring.