by Mark Armstrong
There’s a ‘new’ star in the constellation of Centaurus. A nova dramatically appeared on 22 September, discovered by John Seach of Grafton, Australia.
The nova is easy to find, located just 1.5 degrees north of brilliant alpha Centauri (R.A. 14h 37m 22s and declination –58° 47′ 40”), and initial reports have it at magnitude +5.8, just visible with the naked eye.
Novae are short-lived outbursts from…
