Bright Nova AT2025nlr Captured from UAE Skies

This image, captured from the skies of the United Arab Emirates 🇦🇪, shows Nova AT2025nlr — a sudden brightening of a white dwarf star in a binary system due to a thermonuclear explosion on its surface. The nova, located at coordinates RA 15h 09m 42s, Dec -40° 14’ 22”, stood out against the surrounding star field during this observation.

• Telescope: Explore Scientific 152mm David H. Levy Comet Hunter Maksutov-Newtonian
• Camera: ZWO ASI183MM Pro (mono, cooled)
• Filter: L
• Mount: iOptron HAE43
• Guiding: ASIAir+
• Exposure: 10 seconds

Processing: Adobe Lightroom, Photoshop