The last outburst of T was February 9th 1946, 80 years ago.  Renowned variable star observer, Leslie Peltier missed the event due to an illness and went back to bed, which was a mistake.  He had planned his observation for 2:30 AM.

To celebrate Peltier’s 80th anniversary of T’s outburst (and Peltier missing it) on February 9th, I had planned to make a cellphone photo at precisely 2:30 AM on the morning of the 9th.  Unfortunately, it was completely cloudy.

My “latest” cell photos as following: I hope to keep this effort up, but at the moment…only if I wake up in the early AM. It will be quite a while before Corona Borealis becomes an evening constellation. For those with an interest in keeping up with T, it is in excellent sky position at about 3:00 AM and later.

Roger Ivester

Thursday, February 12th @ 3:15 AM (The handle of Ursa Major in the upper left and Arcturus to the right)

3:15 AM (magnified photo)

Monday, February 10th @ 2:30 AM with a bright moon and in the light dome of Shelby.

Saturday February 7th 2026 @ 2:56 AM

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