Congrats to Greg Bock who has discovered his second supernova (last night) bringing the BOSS total to 30 in just on 3 years. Ok its listed as a PSN until a spectra is taken, hopefully that will happen in the next few days.
Roger Groom in WA was able to very quickly supply the confirmation image and I am looking forward to when Roger is ringing us to get a confirmation image for his first Supernova. Onya Roger.
This is a particularly good achievement being the furthest North discovery for the team - far more groups/people searching to the North of us.
It's probably a bit faint at mag15.5(U) but well worth taking follow up images.
Been a long time between drinks for me but this year I have taken over 7000 images and I reckon 2012 will be an absolute SN bonanza for the whole BOSS team. We really have the process down to a fine art now and a 100 target has got to be looking good in the next few years.
Greg and Roger will post images soon I imagine.
Details are as below
PSN J02580760-1021541,
CBAT TOCP discovered 2011/12/27.552
Found in
NGC 1154 at
R.A. = 02h58m07s.59, Decl. = -10°21'54".0
Located 1" west and 7" south of the center of
NGC 1154
Mag 15.5:12/27, Type unknown
http://www.rochesterastronomy.org/snimages/