[vsnet-alert 16814] Re: PSN J09554214+6940260: bright (11.7 mag) supernova in M82

[walcom77]

New improved version (better archive image) of the animation showing a
comparison between our confirmation image of supernova in M82 and an
archive image by 2-meter telescope FTN - LCOGT (dated back to
2013-11-22):

http://bit.ly/1kWRyyD

Ciao,
Ernesto Guido
http://remanzacco.blogspot.com
http://twitter.com/comets77

On Wed, Jan 22, 2014 at 11:17 AM, walcom77 <walcom77 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi All
>
> We performed some follow-up of this object through a 0.50-m f/6.8
> astrograph + CCD + f/4.5 focal reducer from MPC Code H06 (iTelescope,
> New Mexico). On our images taken on January 22.3, 2014 we can confirm
> the presence of an optical counterpart with unfiltered CCD magnitude
> 11.3 and R-filtered magnitude 11.0 at coordinates:
>
> R.A. = 09 55 42.17, Decl.= +69 40 25.9
>
> (equinox 2000.0; UCAC-3 catalogue reference stars).
>
> Our confirmation image of bright new supernova in M82:
>
> http://bit.ly/1aIuXPr
>
> An animation showing a comparison between our confirmation image and
> the archive POSS2/UKSTU plate (R Filter - 1998):
>
> http://bit.ly/KDLScg
>
> Ciao,
> Ernesto Guido, Nick Howes & Martino Nicolini
> http://remanzacco.blogspot.com
> http://twitter.com/comets77