Dear List, i would like to ask for a confirmation of a good canidate for a possible SN. Image is from yesterday 2007-04-30 20:53:17 UT The object is ~Mag.:...
Thanks Patrick, i checked it again and you are right. Seems i made a mistake with the minor planet checker this time. Sorry regards Wolfgang ... From: "Patrick...
Hello all, I was wondering if anyone could give me some advice please. I have had a small SN search programme going for some time now and have a real interest...
Hello, I think I have a good softwarecombination. It consist of 3 programs : 1. TheSky6 in combination with 2. CCDSoft ( or Maxim ) and 3. CCDCommander to...
Hi Stu, thats what i'm using. http://www.dsi-astronomie.de/SN-FINDER.htm running with LX200GPS and with Vixen Atlux via LX200 Protocoll. Should also run with...
Hello all, Many thanks Odd and Wolfgang for your help.The info you both gave will help me alot I will let you know how I get on and if I havw any more...
Dear List, i would like to ask for a confirmation of a good canidate for a possible SN. As usual the weather will be bad here in germany the next days, so i'm...
Hello all, I am currently sorting out the software part of my programme thanks to Odd and Wolfgang who helped me but now need to sort out the targets.Has...
Hello all, I read an article in the Astronomy mag March 2007 regarding supernova hunting. I haven't discovered a supernova even though I have observed and...
Hi Stu, We have a network of 3 supernova hunters here in Brisbane Australia (myself Greg Bock & Brendan Downs who discovered SN1997bp) We have been Visual and ...
Hello all, I am a newbie in SN Hunt (since march 2007). I am living in France near Paris and I use a Schmidt-Newton 10" on a LXD55 mount (equatorial) with a...
Hello Ludo, Welcome to the hunt!! There are probably at least 20-30 amateur supernovae hunters throughout the world- maybe more. The numbers seem to be...
Doug, thank you very much for these informations and advices. Now, I am waiting for a good weather... Best Regards, Ludo ... and ... difference ... on...
Sorry for the OT message. I will appreciate, if possible, your private reply to this e-mail; we have been searching for a solution to this intriguing case....
Sorry for this new OT message. As someone of you helped us with the "dark spot", I wish to precise that there is another more intriguing video, at this link: ...
To all SN observers, SN 2007gi has been selected as a Swift SN target. As it is a nearby, young SN Ia, we will attempt to observe it to 30+ days post-peak....
Sounds like Berto Monard has problems. ... Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2007 12:19:30 +0200 From: Berto Monard <lagmonar@...> Subject: Bronberg 1 out of action Hi...
Hello, Really sorry to hear abouth this. This is a setback for monitoring the southern sky for so many interesting objects. I just hope that evrything works...
My biggest and strongest fear has occurred. There has been a long time since I have planned a remotely controlled observatory but never found the courage to...
Just wanted to say hi. My SN search work is ad hoc. My primary work revolves around minor planet photometry and the search for Binary Asteroids. On nights...
Hi All, How do I use r25 to work out the galaxies inclination? Since it is the ratio of d25 max to d25 min my reaction was r25 = 0 implies face on (log 1) but...
Given the number of Sn of all types found in nearby galaxies (ie within the range of amateur equipment) what benefit is there in finding more? Will it ever...
The SNe found by amateur's are often the brightest and most nearby ones. Even if they become fewer in numbers than the distant ones discovered by large...
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