NOVA AQUILAE 1999

Nova Aquilae 1999, 13,000 light years away, shines to the right of the bright star Altair. Altair and its flanking stars Alshain and Tarazed are at the left edge of the picture. The bright star at far right is Delta Aquilae. The nova, a double star with a white dwarf whose surface has exploded, is circled (see the map).