Possible Nova in
Scutum
Position AR 18 49 37.556 decl. -09 33 50.51
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Large field image of SCTnova2003 taken at 2003 09 01.80416 probably at maximum of brightness with a 25 cm Newton Telescope f/4.8 on a 35
mm film T-Max 400, exposure 5 minutes.
Astrometric position
measured with AstroArt 2.0 using 8 stars of GSC-Tycho Catalog is:
AR 18 49 37.556 decl. -09 33
50.51
Toni Scarmato
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