Nova V1494 Aquilae

blink with old image

Date: 04.12.99 Time: 17:30 UT Exposure: 15 s
Field of View: 27^o x 27^o Emulsion: Kodak Royal 1000 Select Filter: none
Optics: f=50mm 1/1.8 Place: Lippstadt Observer: T. Credner
Data of old image:

Date: 07.08.99 Time: 21:59 Exposure: 32 min
Field of View: 27^o x 27^o Emulsion: Kodak Royal 400 Select Filter: none
Optics: f=50mm 1/4.0 Place: Hoher List Observer: T. Credner

Copyright by the observer. Original page can be found here.

Above you can compare two images of the star field in Aquila taken at different times. One is taken in December 99 and shows the Nova V1494 Aql and the other one is taken four months more early. "Blinking" the two images with the script above will easily show you the outburst and its position right of the image center. Nothing can be seen at that place in August 1999. In addition you may recognize the long period variable star R Aql above and to the right of the nova in the middle of the dark dust lane.

Here is a wide angle view showing the constellation.