THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 184 1988 Jul 29 2022.UT. Telecom Gold 72:MAG60138 Ed:Guy M Hurst, 16, Westminster Close, Kempshott Rise, Basingstoke, Hants, RG22 4PP, England. Telephone:(0256)471074.Int:+44256471074 Telex:265871(MONREF G) Quote"72:MAG60138 ATT G.HURST"in FIRST line. ------------------------------------------------------------------- NOVA ANDROMEDAE 1988 Graeme Waddington, University of Oxford, reports his measurement of the Hurst candidate on the Palomar Sky Survey with the following results: Red Copy RA 02h26m22.03s DEC +39 49'18.8" (1950) Blue 02 26 22.03 +39 49 18.5 He comments that the blue copy image is approx 3" across but similar to other magnitude 18 images nearby suggesting some distortion near the edge of the plate and thus leading to errors in measurement which may account for the difference between the outburst image and POSS star. Mark Kidger has faxed complete copies of the spectra of the object obtained at La Palma on 1988 July 22 by P.Garcia et al and on July 25 by J.Lub. Both were taken in excellent conditions (dark sky and seeing approx 1") with the 4.2-m William Herschel telescope. The July 22 spectrum shows strong H-alpha with a possible double peak and evidence of a weak P-Cygni profile. The continuum is fairly blue. The July 25 results do not show the H-alpha P-Cygni profile. There was again strong H-alpha and also H-beta and He II. The H-alpha was a single unsplit line. Further analysis is continuing. Guy M Hurst