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Originally Posted by Merlin66
Thompson's "The Supernova Search Charts and Handbook" was produced when Rev Bob was active....
I used to do a LOT of visual chart checking with a 12" f5 getting down to 15 mag from 15 Km north of Melbourne.
Times have changed.....
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Ken I still have my Thompson's Charts and drag them out and do a SN search now and again.
They have served me in good stead over the years.
I spotted an SN in NGC 1448, but only to be informed that Bob Evans had discovered 12 hours before,shattered I was,
Cheers
