Over the last week I've been recording a 'new star' low down in the SW after dusk discovered by Japanese amateur astronomers in late October.
The 'star' is presumed to be a nova [or exploding star] but a nova is only confirmed when a spectrum of its light is obtained - I managed to take a spectrum with my telescope two nights ago and yes the nova is confirmed by characteristic bright lines of hydrogen shown in my video clip
YouTube - amateur confirms a nova
I've yet to find another such confirmatory spectrum but I'm sure they're around
Feel free to quiz me on this one!
