V615 Vul = Nova Vulpeculae 2024 (PNV J19430751+2100204), image and spectroscopy: a classic nova – 01 Aug. 2024
We did follow-up observations of Nova Vulpeculae 2024, now classified as V615 Vul and discovered on 29 July 2024, doing both photometry and spectroscopy.
V615 Vul = Nova Vulpeculae 2024. 01 Aug. 2024.
The image above comes from a single 120-second exposure, unfiltered, remotely taken with the “Elena” (PlaneWave 17″ + Paramount MEII + SBIG STL-6303E) robotic unit available as part of the Virtual Telescope Project in Manciano, Italy. The transient is clearly visible, marked with a white arrow. Using standard V and R filtered images, we estimated the transient at R=9.3 and V=10.8 (V- and R-mags for the reference stars from the UCAC4 star catalogue).
This transient was discovered on 29 July 2024.
At the same time of the image above, we also managed to use our spectroscopic grating (200 lines/mm) available on the Celestron C14+Paramount ME+SBIG ST8-XME robotic unit to investigate the nature of this transient, finding it was showing a very strong H-alpha emission, as expected from a classical nova.
Spectrum of V615 Vul. 01 Aug. 2024.
Spectra were reduced an analyzed using the RSpec software.
Finally, we managed to image the region of the nova with the Samyang 135+Paramount ME+ZWO ASI 6200MC Pro robotic unit, to show the outstanding beauty of that part of the sky. In the image below, the famous Dumb-Bell nebula is also visible. The nova is indicated by a white arrow, both in the center of the image and in the bottom left insert. Note its beautiful red hue.
V615 Vul in the rich field of the summer Milky Way.
We will keep an eye on this nova for the next weeks.
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