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Fairly Bright Nova in Cassiopiea - theskyhound - 2021-03-19

I added Nova Cas 2021 to the Current Bright Novae and Supernovae list. It is mag 7.9.


RE: Fairly Bright Nova in Cassiopiea - howardgrams - 2022-01-10

Startools 4 Observing List "Current Bright Novae and Supernovae" shows Nova Cas 2021 as the alternate ID for V405 Cas. But standard sources, including
  https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-news/observing-news/bright-nova-erupts-in-cassiopeia/
show the nova to be newly designated V1405 Cas, not V405 Cas.

Recent reports from AAVSO at https://app.aavso.org/webobs/results/?star=000-BNX-642&num_results=200 show the current magnitude to be about 10, not mag 8.4 shown in the  "Current Bright Novae and Supernovae" observing list.

Clear skies,  Howard


RE: Fairly Bright Nova in Cassiopiea - theskyhound - 2022-01-11

Thanks Howard. I fixed the typo. The typo was causing it to not update the magnitude properly.

SkyTools. I wish those guys who made Startools had listened to me when I asked them nicely to pick a different name. But they just got angry with me for even suggesting it (and they were still testing the original version at the time).