[vsnet-alert 5609] Re: M95 supernova?

[Brian Skiff <bas@lowell.edu>]

    Here is the original note from "Mark", whose last name I do not know.
I suspect, assuming he's observed the SN, that his drawing is merely not
"astrometric"!

To: amastro <amastro@egroups.com>
From: Mark <deepsky@usmo.com>
Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2001 21:34:31 -0600
Subject: [amastro] M95

Hi everyone,
        Early this morning I made a drawing of m95 using a 40" f/5 dob. 
When I later compared that drawing with the dss image I noticed I placed
a star
of about mag. 15 where no star is located in the photo.  I'm not the
most experienced observer in the world and probably drew a star where
there is none.  But if anyone gets a chance to take a look at m95
tonight see if you can make out a star at about 10h 44m 6.1s, +11 42'
51".  This puts it about 2.1' from the nucleus about p.a. 77 according
to megastar.  Thanks.

Mark

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     In a more recent message, he says the date was Jan 25.39 UT.  The guy
is using a 1-meter Newtonian visually, so it is reasonable for him to be
seeing well past mag. 15.
     Thanks for the report, Wei-Dong.

\Brian

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