Talk:List of novae in the Milky Way galaxy

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Novae before 1891

Why are there no novae before 1891 in the list? As they can be often seen with the naked eye, they may have been watched since ancient times! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 217.228.1.76 (talk) 00:26, 28 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]