For those on the list who have not heard it yet, there is naked-eye nova visible in the west shortly after sunset.
The nova was discovered as a sixth magnitude star on 1 December in the constellation Aquila and had already brightened to the third magnitude on the following day. More details and a finder chart can be found at: http://www.skypub.com/news/news.shtml The timing of this event is very appropriate, just as many of us are going to celebrate the (approximately) 2000th anniversary of another Christmas Star. ================================================================ * Robert H. van Gent * Tel/Fax: 00-31-30-2720269 * * Zaagmolenkade 50 * E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * * 3515 AE Utrecht * Home page (under construction): * * The Netherlands * http://www.fys.ruu.nl/~vgent/ * ================================================================
