Bright Nova in Ophiuchus

The recurrent nova RS Ophiuchi dramatically brightened from magnitude 11.2 to 4.8 over August 8-9, 2021. It is currently glowing at a magnitude of 4.5 which will be visible to the naked eye under dark skies.


Its location is at Ra 17h 50m 13.2s Dec −06° 42′ 28″
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I too think it is it !

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