Ron Arbour pointed out this splendid professional gaffe:
http://www.astronomerstelegram.org/?read=11449
They should have looked at Damian's excellent image here:
http://www.damianpeach.com/deepsky/m8_20_mars_2018_03_18dp.jpg
Nick.
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This is hilarious. Thanks for pointing it out!
...and this 6th mag 'nova' was a ghost image of Aldebaran...
http://www.astronomerstelegram.org/?read=4513
Clear skies,
Alex.
I see his re-discovery has been suitably recognised with a certifcate
https://twitter.com/astronomerstel/status/976139340182179841
Excellent. Good job Prof. Dunsby has got a sense of humour!
i see Professor Dunsby's observation has been referenced in this paper. https://arxiv.org/abs/1804.00419
Very good paper ;). The authors state that the very high apparent magnitude of the host star (-27) precluded further studies of the host star and planet with their telescope. I aim to follow up the authors' work with my own observations of this mystery planet as it comes to opposition, even though its southerly declination will be a problem.
Glad to see Ponder Stibbons has finally recieved the recognition he so richly deserves after so many years sterling work at UU.
Roy
Good to see those working at the department of HEM getting proper recognition.
A seminal paper. Kudos for referencing Kepler's 1619 Harmonices Mundi.
Probably the first reasonable data point in modern cosmology! ;-)