A bright southern nova, about 3deg. north of Alpha Centauri, which was discovered on November 24. The photograph of the nova, named Nova Centauri, was taken by a member of the Canterbury Astronomical Society, Mr Graham Wolf, using a 250mm F3.8 lens with a 15min exposure. The nova is now beginning to fade, but it can be seen quite easily through binoculars in the eastern sky about a third of the way up from the horizon in late evening.
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Press, 13 December 1986, Page 10
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79A bright southern nova, about 3deg. north of Alpha Centauri, which was discovered on November 24. The photograph of the nova, named Nova Centauri, was taken by a member of the Canterbury Astronomical Society, Mr Graham Wolf, using a 250mm F3.8 lens with a 15min exposure. The nova is now beginning to fade, but it can be seen quite easily through binoculars in the eastern sky about a third of the way up from the horizon in late evening. Press, 13 December 1986, Page 10
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