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Park123 (Stu) · #41 11-08-2011, 08:26 PM

Hey Pete,
Thanks for your comments. I very much enjoy Brian Cox's tv programmes so that is great. I don’t use FB myself but there might be some extra comments which is also great. Today Joseph Brimacombe measured SN2011ei and mag 16.So it has gone from mag 18 to 16 in a very short time nice to see it still on the rise. Here is a link to his image:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/43846774@N02/6030834392/
Thanks

Stu

astroron (Ron) · #42 11-08-2011, 08:33 PM

I had a look for it in the 16" three nights ago,but no joy

just a little too faint for me

Great Work Stu.
Cheers

Greg Bock (Greg Bock) · #43 12-08-2011, 10:59 AM

HI guys,
imaged SN2011ei last night from home, see attached. This was taken with a bright moon very nearby, so the background is affected by scattered moonlight.

I measure its brightness at 16.8V, using SkyX and CCDSoft. so, Ron, I'm not surprised that you had difficulty seeing it in your 16".
Keep an eye out though, particularly after the bright moon disappears from the sky. It may brighten further.

astroron (Ron) · #44 12-08-2011, 02:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Greg Bock

HI guys,
imaged SN2011ei last night from home, see attached. This was taken with a bright moon very nearby, so the background is affected by scattered moonlight.

I measure its brightness at 16.8V, using SkyX and CCDSoft. so, Ron, I'm not surprised that you had difficulty seeing it in your 16".
Keep an eye out though, particularly after the bright moon disappears from the sky. It may brighten further.

Thanks Greg,I observed it under a dark sky with reasonable seeing and thought every now and then a brief point of light was visible from the S/N location , But I put it down to averted imagination

Cheers

CometGuy · #45 12-08-2011, 07:02 PM

Well done guys! Big 20 just around the corner

Kevnool (Kev) · #46 12-08-2011, 07:06 PM

Congrats team.
Your totals will only keep building with the persistance you all put in.

Cheers Kev.

PeterM · #47 12-08-2011, 08:22 PM

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Originally Posted by CometGuy

Well done guys! Big 20 just around the corner

Thanks Terry and all,
With Stu's 18, & 5 between Brendan and I, BOSS now have 23 Supernova.
All, bar 1, since 2008.

PeterM.