[vsnet-chat 908] comments NGC4462

["Diego Rodriguez" <drodrig@globalmail.net>]

DEAR OBSERVERS :

We would  like to make some comments  about the circumstances regarding the
discovery of SN 98bn in NGC 4462.

  1. It seems difficult to comprehend how a professional SN Search Group
     would be aware of the presence of a supernovae ten day after obtaining
     images of the discovery.

  2. We would appreciate an explanation from this group about the 10 day
     delay in communicating this important item of news to the astronomical
     community in general.

  3. The M1 Group still remembers the commentaries made by Dr. Filippenko
     when he complained vigorously about the delay in communicating to the
     professional observatories news of the discovery of SN 93J. His
     remarks, and we quote, were "Unfortunately, news of the discovery did
     not reach many observatories ultil the next day..." (
     Sky&Telescope/Dec-93 " A Supernova with an identiy crisis" ). If this
     information was made public 24 hours late, what is one to think about
     this delay of 240 hours in announcing the SN 98bn discovery ?

Sincerely 
M1 Group 
Diego Rodriguez 
Madrid Spain
drodrig@globalmail.net
Jose Ripero
jripero@jet.es

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