Hi All,
yes, another amazing discovery by Stu. As it turned out, I was imaging about 30 degrees to the west of Stu when he picked this one up. I didn't get that far east as I needed some sleep, just the luck of the draw.
It was another team effort once the discovery was made. On Sunday morning, I did the initial positional analysis and checking for Stu to make sure it wasn't already known, or an asteroid, or a variable star. Once done, I was running late to go out for the day with Kath, so I had to pass it over to Colin to double check the positions and brightness prior to preparing the announcement for the Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams (CBAT) TOCP page.
http://www.cbat.eps.harvard.edu/unconf/tocp_ra.html
Peter and I were then on standby to get a confirming image for Stu later on Sunday night, but as usual, the clouds didn't play ball.
So, for now, we have to wait for the spectral analysis from Las Campanas which is the final proof.
I have a record of all (27 to date) of the BOSS discoveries that I will post here once the spectrum confirms the type of supernova that we have.
Congratulations again Stu, this is number 21. Happy 21st!!!