Astrophotography Japan / Blaze Star Nova (Episode 31)
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- Опубліковано 24 сер 2024
- A recurrent nova event is expected in the next few months of 2024. Known as T. Coronae Borealis, this binary star “erupts” every 80 years, going from magnitude 10 to something visible to the naked eye around magnitude 4 in the constellation Corona Borealis. This video is about taking baseline images of the star with several different imaging rigs using telescopes, a mirrorless camera and an iPhone. When this star goes “nova”, it should be visible to the naked eye for about one to two weeks, and capable of being documented even with a smartphone camera.
00:17. Background & Explanation of T CrB (Blaze star); a recurrent novae star
04:18. Location of the Blaze star (Stellarium)
04:53. Image of Blaze star @ 448mm focal length (SVBony SV503 80 ED)
05:50. Sky & Telescope reference source
06:14. Miss Blaze Starr (1932 - 2015)
06:58. Blaze star stellar system nova simulation (Max Planck Institute)
09:17. Image of Blaze star @ 135mm focal length (Askar FMA135)
10:25. Star Magnitude (brightness) discussion
11:10. Image of Corona Borealis constellation (Canon EOS R8 w/ 35mm RF lens)
12:23. Image of Corona Borealis constellation (iPhone SE camera)
13:25. Summary & Final Comments
Greetings Paul, from Sarasota Florida! Thanks for all your hard work producing these amazing, informative videos! I’ve recently focused my lifelong interest in the night sky to astrophotography. Having similar equipment as you (AM5 mount, Svbony SV503 80ED & ASI533 MC) makes your information particularly relevant. While I have had fairly good success at photographing deep sky objects, I would have to admit perhaps, that my greater joy comes from shopping for and assembling the equipment! I can’t resist a nicely machined and anodized piece of astronomical hardware! Can’t wait for your next episode to drop!
Hi Shane, Nice to hear from you. Certainly, the technical hardware (and science) are a big part of the allure for me, too. I am really wanting the Askar 120 APO as my next scope, but trying to resist that urge for another year or so. I am glad to hear from viewers who enjoy the APJ videos. They indeed require a lot of effort, but I obviously find it to be fun. There are many more experienced and talented narrowband imagers on UA-cam that create much better images than I. So showing off beautiful DSO images is not my focus; but hopefully some of mine are at least, respectable. Astrophotography Japan is more about the story and experience and method and sometimes the equipment. I think that makes the channel a bit more niche or unique. Oh, BTW, I am in Ocala FL next month for a family wedding. First trip to FL in many years.... Best!
Thank you for another great video and interesting story! I will try to take a look in the hope that I can observe the event. Thank you for letting me know about it!
Indeed! Happy hunting with that SEESTAR S50! Clear skies and hope to see you this weekend!
I did not know about the SKY & TELESCOPE article, thanks. I learned about T CrB from "Recurrent Nova T CrB Coming Soon to a Sky Near You!" by Dr. Brad Schaefer on The American Association of Variable Star Observers (AAVSO) YT channel. AAVSO will provide a notification when it occurs. I have recently taken a “portrait” of Corona Borealis using a star tracker, Canon 60D, and 50mm lens. Clear skies :)
Hi Paul,
I learned about the AAVSO some time after releasing this video and I now monitor it almost daily. I am looking forward to the nova event and hoping for some clear nights! Good luck wishes to you too! Thanks for watching Astrophotography Japan!
Very interesting and informative. Looking forward to the nova event coming to a sky near you soon
Indeed!
Very interesting... Thank you Paul
It is an interesting celestial event worth watching, I think. Glad you liked the video!
Thanks for putting this together for us. I too have been photographing this area of the sky for a couple of months now here in Evansville, IN. When I first started I'd have to wait for T Cor to get about 30° above the horizon so I could shoot over the roof of my house which meant I was up around 1 AM in February. Some chilly nights. Looks like I'll be able to continue shooting until around October. Now that it's warmer I'm spending an hour or so with my 10X50 binocs watching also in the hopes I'll be looking up when a new star appears in my binocs..
Hey Don, nice to hear from you! There is definitely a sense of anticipation building in the astrophotography community about this nova. I am keeping my eye on www.aavso.org (T CrB) everyday to see when the magnitude spikes! Let's hope for clear skies! Best, PAUL
Every clear night im going out and gonna capture this bad boi
I watch the information on www.aavso.org every day to see if it has happened yet. Then I will jump all over it! Clear skies!
Thanks Paul..will definitely be looking up...if only the clouds clear (5 months now barely done 12 hours in total).
Yikes! That kind of cloud cover is insanity! Wishing you some clear skies! Thanks for watching....
Thanks, I will be watching too. I was very happy to photograph the Pinwheel super nova last year.
I think the transient events are exciting even though they are not visually stunning, like nebulae, etc. I like to image them, too! Thanks for watching! Clear skies!
Interesting.
I am a bit surprised not many astrophotographers are talking about it. Seems kind of "fun" to me! Clear skies!
WOW! Very interesting and informative Thank you so much! Keep eye out for me too I would LOVE to photograph this event! ❤
The point is that photographing the event is only interesting, if you already have a baseline magnitude 10 image. Get that soon! Cheers, Jill!
with a cycle of 78 years, that's 24.95 times since 0 AD to 1946 AD
OK. Your math is correct. However, if there is another point embedded in there; I missed it. Thanks for watching Astrophotography Japan! Paul