Early Sixty-Day Observations of V5668 Sgr Using a DSLR Camera

Volume 43 number 2 (2015)

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Shishir Deshmukh

Akash Mitra Mandal (Amateur Astronomers' Organization, Mumbai, India); shishir.supernova@gmail.com

Abstract

Photometric observations of V5668 Sgr (Nova Sagittarii 2015 No.2) were carried out using a consumer-grade DSLR camera. Observations were made under urban sky conditions for 60 days after discovery. The brightness of the nova was monitored with reference to several nearby reference stars using a Canon EOS 600D with CMOS sensor. Estimates were then transformed using a “median” B–V value of 0.28 into standard magnitude. Preliminary plot shows large variations, especially gradual rise and rapid falls.