Hi All,

Another Nova in Sagittarius! Designation # PNV J18202726-2744263

There have been 5 new Novae appear in Sagittarius so far this year!

This Nova Sagittarius #4 was discovered by two Japanese observers, using just a 105mm lens & CCD camera.

The Nova Sagittarius #4 is at RA 18h 20m 27.6s Dec -27h 44m 26.3s and the brightest of the Five Novae!

The Nova #4 had reached Magnitude 7.7 mag at the time of discovery on July 7th 2012.

Nova Sagittarius #4 is definitely visible in Binoculars…but hurry this Nova #4 is now dimming and hovering around 9.2 Mag.

These images were captured with my homemade 16" diameter telescope & QHY8 CCD camera, the exposure time was 5 minutes.

I created an animation of the Nova when at 8th Magnitude and now dimming to Magnitude 9.2.

The animation shows the field before the Nova discovery on 07-07-2012, 6 days after discovery at magnitude 8, and the Nova has been dimming now at magnitude 9.2 at 21 days after discovery.

Here is the animated Movie: http://youtu.be/sgCQKOm0sto

The Nova is the brightest star at Center of the FOV! I included some illustrated versions as well, showing nearby star Magnitudes to help you estimate the brightness of the Nova!

Best Regards,
John Chumack
www.galacticimages.com