From the AAVSO:
AAVSO Special Notice #241 Supernova in M51 June 3, 2011 A new supernova in M51 was discovered by A. Riou and confirmed by several sources, including the Palomar Transient Factory (Silverman et al., ATEL 3398). It is located at 13:30:05.08 +47:10:11.2 J2000 and has a magnitude of about 13.5. Nice images of the supernova can be found at: http://6888comete.free.fr/fr/imageSN.htm PTF also obtained a spectra from Keck, indicating that this is a type II supernova with a relatively blue continuum with P-Cygni profiles in the Balmer series. This is a unique event, because it occurs in a galaxy that is imaged almost constantly. There must be many photos available that show the rise of this SNe, so the data-mining opportunity is obvious. It is transiting at local twilight and should be observable for northern hemisphere observers for several months. A new APASS sequence should be uploaded soon. We recommend taking nightly monitoring images in B and V for CCD observers, along with visual estimates, until the supernova is no longer visible. Here is an excuse to take the 10 millionth image of M51! Arne Yes, great opportunity to image it or to view it. I'll be going for it tonight. -- Jay Eads
WOW! ________________________________ From: Jay Eads <jayleads@gmail.com> To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Friday, June 3, 2011 6:29 AM Subject: [Utah-astronomy] Supernova in M51
From the AAVSO:
AAVSO Special Notice #241 Supernova in M51 June 3, 2011 A new supernova in M51 was discovered by A. Riou and confirmed by several sources, including the Palomar Transient Factory (Silverman et al., ATEL 3398). It is located at 13:30:05.08 +47:10:11.2 J2000 and has a magnitude of about 13.5. Nice images of the supernova can be found at: http://6888comete.free.fr/fr/imageSN.htm PTF also obtained a spectra from Keck, indicating that this is a type II supernova with a relatively blue continuum with P-Cygni profiles in the Balmer series. This is a unique event, because it occurs in a galaxy that is imaged almost constantly. There must be many photos available that show the rise of this SNe, so the data-mining opportunity is obvious. It is transiting at local twilight and should be observable for northern hemisphere observers for several months. A new APASS sequence should be uploaded soon. We recommend taking nightly monitoring images in B and V for CCD observers, along with visual estimates, until the supernova is no longer visible. Here is an excuse to take the 10 millionth image of M51! Arne Yes, great opportunity to image it or to view it. I'll be going for it tonight. -- Jay Eads _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Visit the Photo Gallery: http://www.slas.us/gallery2/main.php
I think I got it last night, correct me if Im wrong: http://tinyurl.com/3jhxl8a (looks bad, im barely starting into astrophotography) On 2011-06-03 12:29, Jay Eads wrote:
From the AAVSO:
AAVSO Special Notice
Yes, it looks like you did. Great job! To anyone going to Pit n Pole or Stansbury or Lakeside. There is a low spinning off of the northern California coast that is trusting in clouds to our region. Clouds will be thick at times tonight so viewing tonight may be spotty. I'm still going to go to Pit n Pole and see what happens but I am returning on Saturday night since conditions and the forecast is for this cloud layer to dissipate and for there to be very good seeing and transparency tomorrow with no clouds. Also, humidity tomorrow night will be around 65% for the Pit, which is really good and with the temperatures being in the 40's means no frost. Still dress warm and have fun wherever you are looking up. On Fri, Jun 3, 2011 at 5:56 PM, Jorge Gutierrez <gotfoxx@hotmail.com> wrote:
I think I got it last night, correct me if Im wrong: http://tinyurl.com/3jhxl8a (looks bad, im barely starting into astrophotography) On 2011-06-03 12:29, Jay Eads wrote:
From the AAVSO:
AAVSO Special Notice
Utah-Astronomy mailing list Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Visit the Photo Gallery: http://www.slas.us/gallery2/main.php
-- Jay Eads
Yes, you caught it! ________________________________ From: Jorge Gutierrez <gotfoxx@hotmail.com> To: Utah-Astronomy <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Friday, June 3, 2011 5:56 PM Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Supernova in M51 I think I got it last night, correct me if Im wrong: http://tinyurl.com/3jhxl8a (looks bad, im barely starting into astrophotography) On 2011-06-03 12:29, Jay Eads wrote:
From the AAVSO:
AAVSO Special Notice
Utah-Astronomy mailing list Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Visit the Photo Gallery: http://www.slas.us/gallery2/main.php
As it happens M-51 is one of the galaxies I've been imaging every clear night now for months in hopes of catching a SN. Last time it was clear was the morning of the 1st. Cloudy the 2nd. And last night when the thing apparently blew I was lecturing at Bryce Canyon. I sure hope it was cloudy here in the north so I would not have been able to image even if I had been home. :) Next time... patrick On 03 Jun 2011, at 06:29, Jay Eads wrote:
From the AAVSO:
AAVSO Special Notice #241
Supernova in M51 June 3, 2011
A new supernova in M51 was discovered by A. Riou and confirmed by several sources, including the Palomar Transient Factory (Silverman et al., ATEL 3398). It is located at 13:30:05.08 +47:10:11.2 J2000 and has a magnitude of about 13.5. Nice images of the supernova can be found at: http://6888comete.free.fr/fr/imageSN.htm
PTF also obtained a spectra from Keck, indicating that this is a type II supernova with a relatively blue continuum with P-Cygni profiles in the Balmer series.
This is a unique event, because it occurs in a galaxy that is imaged almost constantly. There must be many photos available that show the rise of this SNe, so the data-mining opportunity is obvious. It is transiting at local twilight and should be observable for northern hemisphere observers for several months.
A new APASS sequence should be uploaded soon. We recommend taking nightly monitoring images in B and V for CCD observers, along with visual estimates, until the supernova is no longer visible.
Here is an excuse to take the 10 millionth image of M51! Arne
Yes, great opportunity to image it or to view it. I'll be going for it tonight.
-- Jay Eads
Happily the skies cleared around midnight so I was able to get a shot of the new supernova. http://www.slas.us/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=68&g2_page=7 Checking further I see that it was discovered the night of 1 June when it was cloudy here. And even if it had been clear here it was found at 0052 UT when it was daylight here. patrick On 03 Jun 2011, at 20:35, Patrick Wiggins wrote:
As it happens M-51 is one of the galaxies I've been imaging every clear night now for months in hopes of catching a SN.
Last time it was clear was the morning of the 1st. Cloudy the 2nd.
And last night when the thing apparently blew I was lecturing at Bryce Canyon.
I sure hope it was cloudy here in the north so I would not have been able to image even if I had been home. :)
Next time...
patrick
Beautiful, Patrick! Let's hope it's still shining tonight, so others and I get a chance at it. Best wishes, Joe ________________________________ From: Patrick Wiggins <paw@wirelessbeehive.com> To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Saturday, June 4, 2011 4:13 AM Subject: [Utah-astronomy] The one that got away Happily the skies cleared around midnight so I was able to get a shot of the new supernova. http://www.slas.us/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=68&g2_page=7 Checking further I see that it was discovered the night of 1 June when it was cloudy here. And even if it had been clear here it was found at 0052 UT when it was daylight here. patrick On 03 Jun 2011, at 20:35, Patrick Wiggins wrote:
As it happens M-51 is one of the galaxies I've been imaging every clear night now for months in hopes of catching a SN.
Last time it was clear was the morning of the 1st. Cloudy the 2nd.
And last night when the thing apparently blew I was lecturing at Bryce Canyon.
I sure hope it was cloudy here in the north so I would not have been able to image even if I had been home. :)
Next time...
patrick
_______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Visit the Photo Gallery: http://www.slas.us/gallery2/main.php
participants (4)
-
Jay Eads -
Joe Bauman -
Jorge Gutierrez -
Patrick Wiggins