Congratulations again Stu!
Yet another valuable contribution to the science of astronomy by one very dedicated amateur astronomer and another notch for Ice In Space members. I think with 3 discoveries Stu is now New Zealands most prolific SN discoverer. I have no doubt his discoveries will mount up very quickly indeed. He is also a great guy to speak with on the phone. I look forward to meeting with him and his wife Lyn later this year at Surfers.
So today the worlds leading discoverer is Tom Boles (UK) with 125 - see article below, with Berto Monard (SAfrica) closing in on 100 very rapidly. Astronomical discovery South of the Equator and by IIS members is in good hands.
http://www.scientificamerican.com/ar...T_SPC_20090909
Stu, great work. The dedication is enormous, I know.
PeterM.