RS Ophiuchi is currently in outburst. As of latest reports, it's about magnitude 4.8. As seen from Baton Rouge, RS Ophiuchi culminates at about fifty-two degrees.
Previous outbursts happened in 1933, 1958, 1967, 1985 and 2006.
More information:
https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-n ... w-its-top/
https://www.aavso.org/vsots_rsoph
http://stars.astro.illinois.edu/sow/ophser-t.html
Nova RS Ophiuchi
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Christopher K.
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pselaphid
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Re: Nova RS Ophiuchi
Chris,
Can you confirm that RS Ophiuchi is centered in this picture? I had a hard deciding which one it is and I'm not 100% positive. I'd like to take another image for comparison when it cools off. https://www.flickr.com/photos/12666884@ ... /lightbox/
Can you confirm that RS Ophiuchi is centered in this picture? I had a hard deciding which one it is and I'm not 100% positive. I'd like to take another image for comparison when it cools off. https://www.flickr.com/photos/12666884@ ... /lightbox/