Popular Astronomy, Volume 51Goodsell Observatory of Carleton College, 1943 |
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... Nova Herculis 1934 , but this idea was soon dispelled . It begins to look as if the nova may follow the course of the more rapidly fading novae . The nova decreased five magnitudes in the twenty days following maximum , a large amount ...
... Nova Herculis 1934 , but this idea was soon dispelled . It begins to look as if the nova may follow the course of the more rapidly fading novae . The nova decreased five magnitudes in the twenty days following maximum , a large amount ...
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to judge to what magnitude Nova Cygni faded , but it was certainly below magni- tude 16.5 . It will be of interest to learn to what magnitude the nova will increase on its second rise . Observations of Nova Puppis during the early days ...
to judge to what magnitude Nova Cygni faded , but it was certainly below magni- tude 16.5 . It will be of interest to learn to what magnitude the nova will increase on its second rise . Observations of Nova Puppis during the early days ...
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... Nova Puppis by circles and that of Nova Coronae Borealis by dots . T CR B 240 2730 2750 2 ( 0 00 ΤΟ 243 0670 0700 2800 0750 2850 0800 NOVA PUPPIS 900 2900 O 2 A LIGHT CURVES OF T CR B AND NOVA PUPPIS Will Nova Puppis continue to follow ...
... Nova Puppis by circles and that of Nova Coronae Borealis by dots . T CR B 240 2730 2750 2 ( 0 00 ΤΟ 243 0670 0700 2800 0750 2850 0800 NOVA PUPPIS 900 2900 O 2 A LIGHT CURVES OF T CR B AND NOVA PUPPIS Will Nova Puppis continue to follow ...
Contents
Frontispiece Plate 1 The Moon | 9 |
The Moon Wm W Payne | 16 |
Concerted Observation of the Aurora M A Veeder | 22 |
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