Bright Supernovae pages - Updates 2010
Please note that this is an archive of the changes made on the
Bright Supernovae pages
and that this page is not maintained. The latest updates can be found on the
updates page .
The latest links can be found on the
links page .
2010/08/13
Created an entry for
2010gw
Updated the entries for
Nova M31 2010-05a ,
Nova M31 2010-06a ,
Nova M31 2010-06d ,
Nova M31 2010-07a
(observations)
and
Nova M31 2010-07b
(official announcement)
Added images of
Nova M31 2010-04a (gzip),
Nova M31 2010-06c (gzip),
Nova M31 2010-06d (gzip),
2010dr ,
2010fw ,
2010gf ,
2010gl ,
2010gm ,
2010gs ,
2010gu ,
and 2010gw (discovery)
Back from vacation, and all images loaded.
2010/08/10
Updated the entry for
PS1-1000383
(confirming spectrum)
Added images of
2010gs
2010/08/02
Added an image of
2007va
2010/08/01
Updated the entry for
2007va
(radio detection)
Added images of
2010gp
It appears that
VSNET
is accepting observations.
I have linked the observations I could find to the "Mag" links.
To subscribe go
here .
2010/07/29
Created an entry for
Nova M31 2010-07b?
(Mag 18.8)
Updated the entry for
2010bj
(independant discovery)
Too busy to do updates yesterday, sorry.
I'll load everybody's images when I get time. I need to load
the discoveries first...
2010/07/28
Took a day off....
2010/07/27
Updated the entry for
2010gk (Type Ic)
and
2010fv (EVLA observations)
Added images of
2010gb
2010/07/24
Updated the entries for
Nova M31 2010-05a
(observations),
Nova M31 2010-06a
(FeII nova, observation),
Nova M31 2010-06b
(FeII nova, observation),
Nova M31 2010-06c
(observation),
Nova M31 2010-06d
(observation),
and Nova M31 2010-07a
(FeII nova, observation)
Added images of
2010gb ,
2010gd ,
2010gf ,
and 2010gp (Mag 16.5)
2010/07/23
Created an entry for
2010gq
(Mag 17.5 in PGC 1142)
Updated the entries for
2010gc (Type Ia),
2010gh (Type IIP),
and 2010gp (Type Ia)
Added images of
2010gi ,
2010gp (discovery),
and 2010gq (discovery)
2010/07/22
Created an entry for
2010go (Mag 16.8 in anonymous Location?)
and 2010gp (Mag 17.5 in NGC 6240)
Updated the entry for
2005md
(found to be a galactic variable, not a supernova)
It turns out that
2010gn
= PTF10mwb (Mag 16.5 found last month),
so I merged the two entries.
  Joseph Brimacombe noticed this.
It also turns out that the offset of
2010eh
was incorrect (found by Gerard Bodifee)
Added images of
Nova M33 2010-07a
2010gl
2010gn
2010go
2010/07/21
Created an entry for
2010gn
(Mag 16.5 Type Ia near NGC 6339)
Added images of
2010gk (Mag 15.5!)
2010gm (Mag 18)
2010gn (discovery)
2010/07/20
Created an entry for
2010gm
(Mag 17.9 in MCG +07-36-25)
Updated the entry for
2010gi
(Type IIb)
Added images of
2010gi
and 2010gm
2010/07/19
Created entries for
2010gi
(Mag 15.8 in IC 4660),
2010gj
(Mag 17.0 in PGC 190539),
2010gk
(Mag 18.9 in NGC 5433),
and 2010gl
(Mag 18.5 in NGC 6189)
Updated the entries for
Nova M32 2010-07a
(released as "Apparent nova in M32", official announcement),
2010gb (Type Ia),
2010gf (Type II),
and 2010gg (Type II)
Added images of
Nova M32 2010-07a ,
2010gf ,
2010gi (icon),
2010gj (icon),
2010gk (icon),
and 2010gk (icon)
2010/07/08
Created an entry for
Nova M31 2010-07a
(Mag 18.2)
Updated the entries for
2010ew (Type Ia)
2010ey (Type Ia)
2010fw (Type II)
and 2010fx (Type IIP)
Added spectra of
2010ak ,
2010bl ,
2010cp ,
2010db ,
2010do ,
2010dq ,
2010dt ,
2010dw ,
2010ed ,
2010ew ,
and
2010fx
from
CfA supernova classification
Added images of
CSS100610:154344-092834
and 2010es
2010/07/04
Created an entry for
2010ey (Mag 16.9 in ESO 548-76)
Updated the short entry for
2010ez - 2010fu
(Mag > 21.1 discoveries previously released on ATEL)
Updated the entry for
PTF10mwb
(a recent observation shows that mag 20 type Ia found very young is now
Mag 16.9! So I gave it a full entry)
Added images of
PTF10mwb (Mag 16.9!)
2010ew
and 2010ex
Added photometry reference images
of 2010ew
and 2010ex
I'm up at a place called Higley Flow in far upstate New York.  
My grandfather left me a cabin with a nice sandy beach up here!
2010/06/29
Updated the entry for
Nova M31 2010-06c
(official announcement)
Added images of
2010do and
2010el (Mag 17.6)
Finally got my main desktop back up and running.
The trick was to buy a 400 Meg SATA drive (Buy.com $35) and not the $100 1.5 TB drive which my old system couldn't format...
2010/06/17
Created entries for
2010ee
(Mag 18.9 in UGC 8652),
2010ef, 2010eg
(Mag > 18.5 Type Ia in anonymous),
2010eh
(Mag 17.4 in UGC MCG -01-53-11),
PTF10hny
(Mag 19.8 in MCG +08-27-062),
Nova M106 2010
(Mag 22.4 nova),
2010ei
(Mag 19.5 near NGC 5784),
2010ej
(Mag 19.2 near UGC 9107),
and
2010ek
(Mag 18.8 in UGC 12191)
Updated the entries for
2010dq (Type Ia),
2010dr (Type II),
and
2010eb (Type Ia)
Added images of
2010db ,
2010dz ,
PTF10icb ,
PTF10jop ,
2010ee (icon),
2010eh (icon),
2010ei (icon),
2010ej (icon),
and 2010ek (icon)
2010/06/13
Created an entry for
2010ec
(Mag 17.0 in NGC 655)
Updated the entries for
2010cs (Type Ia),
2010ct (Type IIP),
2010du (Type IIP),
and 2010eb (Type Ia)
Added
images of
2010db ,
2010do ,
2010dn ,
CSS100217:102913+404220 ,
PS1-1000253 ,
and PTF10gva
Added
Photometry reference image s
for PTF10icb ,
2010dz ,
2010ea ,
and 2010eb .
Cleaned up the "All active SN" list.
2010/06/10
Created an entry for
2010dz
(Mag 18.1 near UGC 8755)
Created an entry for
2010dy
(Mag 17.4 near NGC 6070)
Updated the entry for
2010do (position)
Added images of
2010da ,
2010dx (icon),
and 2010dy (icon)
2010/06/09
Created an entry for
2010dx
(Mag 17.4 in NGC 7038)
Updated the entries for
2010cl (Type IIP),
2010dd (Type Ia),
2010do (Type Ic),
2010dt (Type Ia),
and 2010dw (Type Ia)
Updated the entry for
2010db
(High proper motion star, galactic object)
Updated the entries for
2008gm ,
2008en ,
2008cg ,
2008J ,
2007rt ,
2006qq ,
2006jd ,
2005gn ,
and 2005cp
(Spitzer IR observations of Type II supernovae)
Added images of
CSS100505:122952-080912
and 2010dw (icon)
Added
Photometry reference image s
for 2010dv ,
2010dw ,
and 2010dx
Feeling much better today.
2010/06/05
Created an entry for
2010dt
(mag 17.9 in PGC 58829)
Updated the entry for
2010da (light curve)
Added images of
CSS100509:115149+222851 ,
CSS100514:131034+455805 ,
CSS100516:151833+311931 ,
2010da ,
2010dn ,
2010do ,
2010dr ,
Nova M31 2010-05a ,
2010dq ,
2010ds (icon),
and 2010dt (icon)
2010/06/02
Created an entry for
2010do
(Mag 17.2 in NGC 5374)
Created an entry for
PTF10icb
(Mag 17.4)
Created short entries for
PTF10hdv abd PTF10hmv
Mag >19.5
Updated the entry for
2010dn
(Type LBV (Luminous Blue Variable, not a supernova))
Added images of
2010dd
2010dn
2010/05/27
Created an entry for
2010dl
(Mag 16.4 in IC 1391)
Note that the declination in the CBET 2295 is wrong.
Updated the entries for
2010de - 2010dk
(CSS discoveries that, sign on the declination of 2010de is wrong)
Updated the entry for
2010da
(Brightened by 0.5 magnitudes)
Added images of
2010dd
and 2010dl (icon)
2010/05/24
Created an entry for
2010dc
(Mag 17.3 in IC 4854)
Added images and generated an icon
Created an entry for
2010db
(Mag 16.0 in PGC 1895764)
Added images and generated an icon
Created an entry for
PTF10hcw
(Mag 19.2 in NGC 2639)
Created an entry for
2010da
(Mag 15.9 in NGC 300),
Added images and generated an icon
Added images of
2010W ,
2010bp ,
and 2010co
2010/05/17
Created an entry for
2010cs
(Mag 19.7 in MCG +03-38-20)
Created an entry for
2010ct
(Mag 19.2 in NGC 3362)
Updated the entry for
2010cu
(was possible supernova K1002-1, found in 2010/02, now Mag > 18,
I unarchived it)
Added images of and generated icons for
2010cs
and 2010ct
Added images of
2010bs
2010ck
and 2010cq
2010/05/15
Updated the entry for
2010cr
(was PTF10fps, has been on this page for 1 month)
Updated the entry for
2010cp
(type Ia)
2010/05/14
Updated the entry for
2010cq
(was SSS100508:210144-143830, offset updated)
Updated the entry for
2010F
(SWIFT X-Ray observation)
Added images of
2010br ,
PTF10gva ,
and
2010cq
(I remember the days when they were all CBAT named...)
2010/05/12
Updated the entry for
2010ck (Type II)
Added an image of
2010cp
Archived
several older supernovae.
2010/05/09
Added an image of and generated an icon for
Nova M99 2010-03a
(= PTF10fqs, still Mag 20)
Added images of
2010ag (Mag 16.9),
2010br (Mag 16.8),
PTF10fps (Mag 16.9),
PTF10guz (Mag 19.9), and
PTF10gva (mag 16.2!)
Added a
Photometry reference image
for PTF10gva
we now have a reference image for 12% of the the NGC catalog.
2010/05/06
Created a short entry for
PTF10guz
(Mag 20, but possible super-Chandrasekhar mass progenitor)
Updated the entry for
2010cn (Type Ic on the rise)
Generated an icon for and added an image of
2010cn
Added an image of
2010cn
2010/05/05
Created an entry for
2010cn (Mag 17.1 in anonymous)
(in the same field as
2010bi )
Created an entry for
2010cm (Mag 16.1 in ESO 244-G31)
Generated an icon for and added an image of
2010cm
Added an image of
PTF10fps
2010/04/30
Created an entry for
2010cl
(Mag 17.1 in MCG -02-25-20)
2010/04/29
Created an entry for
Nova M99 2010-03a
(Red variable in M99, confirmed by spectrum (PTF10fqs))
2010/04/27
Generated an icon for and added an image of
2010ck
Added an image of
2010bt
2010/04/24
Added a discovery image of
2010bv
2010/04/23
Updated the entry for
2010ce (Type Ia)
Generated an icon for and added an image of
PTF10fps (in NGC 5177)
Added images of
2010cb
and 2010ch
2010/04/13
Created an entry for Possible supernova
K1004-1
(Mag 19.5, made a full entry because this is a named galaxy)
Created a short entry for
27 supernovae
(all Mag > 17.5 with one Mag 15.2 exception which is probably a variable)
Added images of
2009nr ,
2010al ,
2010bj ,
and 2010bo
2010/04/12
Created an entry for
2010bo (Mag 15.8)
Added images of
2009nr ,
2010Y ,
2010ai ,
2010ao ,
2010au ,
2010ba ,
2010bj ,
2010bk ,
2010bn ,
CSS100217:102913+404220 ,
and 2010bo
I rebuild the icon for
2010bk
as the original had the wrong object marked.
2010/04/10
Updated the entries for
2010bn
(Type Ia. It said that on the CBET, but I missed it)
and 2010bk
(Now a Type IIP, was a "../non supernova")
Added images of 2010Y ,
2010al ,
2010bj ,
2010bk ,
and CSS100217:102913+404220
I use Cygwin
(basically UNIX on a PC)
to do all of my scripting. I finally fixed all of my scripts for the new
release (installed on my laptop).
I also found that a new hard drive for my main system would cost almost as
much as a new system, so I'm looking for deals. Backups are a good thing!
2010/04/08
My computer crashed, so I'm moving things over to a laptop.
Things might be a bit erratic for awhile.
Created an entry for
2010bn
(Mag 17.2 in anonymous)
Created a short entry for
2010bm
Created an entry for
2010bl
(Mag 16.4 in MCG -03-32-018)
Created an entry for
2010bk
(Mag 17.8 in NGC 4433)
Updated entries for
2010ax (Type Ia),
2010bi (Type IIP),
and 2010bj
(Type IIP)
Added images of
2010bk ,
2010bl ,
2010bm ,
and 2010bn
2010/04/07
Added an image of
2010bj
2010/04/02
NOTE: my e-mail is down again, and has been down since Thursday night.
Please use my alternate address:
dbishopx at gmail.com
Digging through some internet searches, I was able to updated some
links, including one for
1999ca
2010/04/01
Added an image of
2010bj
2010/03/31
Added a images of
2010Y
and 2010bj
Archived
several entries, leaving only 11 active 2009 entries.
2010/03/30
Added an image of
2010bj
2010/03/29
Added an image of
2010bj
2010/03/28
Created an entry for
2010bj
(Mag 16.0 in NGC 2357)
Added an image of
2010bj
2010/03/19
Created entries for
2010an (Mag 17.0),
2010ao ,
K1002-1 ,
and 2010ap - 2010ar
Created a short entry for
21 supernovae found by
Catalina Real-Time Transient Survey
Updated the entries for
Nova M31 2010-03b (announcement)
Nova M31 2010-03a and
Nova M31 2010-02a (observations)
Updated the entries for
2010al (Type IIn),
ROTSE3 J114340.5+485056 ,
and
ROTSE3 J125708.9-172527
(Type Ia)
Added images of
2009kq ,
2009nr ,
2010Y ,
2010ag ,
2010ai ,
2010aj ,
2010al ,
PTF10bjs ,
2010an ,
2010ao ,
and several
CSS supernovae
Updated the "All active SN" section
2010/03/15
Added images of
2010Y
and 2010ab
Joseph Brimacombe made some images of
asteroid 70401 (DavidBishop) for me
here ,
and here .
2010/03/11
Updated the entry for
2010ah (was PTF10bzf)
Added images of
2010ag
2010/03/02
Updated the entry for
2010ae (Type Ia-pec)
Added an image of
2010Y
2010/02/24
Created an entry for
PTF10bjs
2010/02/16
CBAT will not be updating web pages, but will be sending out circulars
due to problems with a hacker.
Added images of
2010O ,
2010X ,
and 2010Y
2010/02/15
CBAT will not be updating web pages, but will be sending out circulars
due to problems with a hacker.
Updated the entries for
2009lj (Type Ic)
and 2009lw (Type Ib/IIb)
Added images of
2010O ,
2010Y ,
and 2010ab
2010/02/02
Added images of
2010S
and 2010T
Continuing to convert the pages to XHTML. You will notice that all of the entries look a little different now. The eventual idea is to convert the page
into a database.
2010/02/01
Created an entry for
2010T
Changed the type of
2010P
to type unknown (the supernova nature of this object came from the visible spectrum).
Added images of
Nova M31 2010-01c ,
2010J ,
2010O ,
2010Q ,
and 2010R
Started the conversion of the pages from HTML to XHTML.
2010/01/31
Updated the entry for
2009mg
(Started out as Type Ia, then Type Ic, and now Type IIb)
Added an image of 2010N
2010/01/30
Archived
several older SN (all below mag 18 and at least 2 months old)
Full moon doldrums
2010/01/29
Created a short entry for
2009ny
Updated the entry for
Nova M31 2010-01c (official announcement)
Added images of
2010O
Created a script to automatically copy the updates to the updates page
and remove them from the main page.
2010/01/26
Added an image of 2010P
and 2010O .
Added images of 2010L
and 2010M
I reformated the main page. If you have any problems with it please let me know.
2010/01/24
Created an entry for 2010O
Added images of 2010O
I reformated the main page. If you have any problems with it please let me know.
2010/01/23
Created a short entry for 16 supernovae
(Mag > 19)
Added an image of 2010C .
I thought my e-mail was fixed... Turns out it went down last night.
Please you my backup address "dbishopx at gmail.com"
2010/01/21
Created an entry for 2009N
Updated the entry for 2009mk (X-Ray detection)
Added images of 2009L
2010/01/18
Created entries for 2010H
and Nova M31 2010-01b
Added images of
2009mf ,
2009mz ,
2009nr ,
2010B ,
and 2010H
For the last few weeks my e-mail has been erratic. That will be fixed
soon, but if you have problems contacting me use "dbishopx at gmail.com"
2010/01/10
Updated the entry for 2010B (Type Ia)
Added images of
2009mz
2010/01/05
Created entries for 2010A
(Mag 15.8 First one of the new year, note that I removed the "Mag" link, which
has been broken for some time)
and 2009nq (Mag 15.2)
Updated the entry for
PTF09cnd (negative radio detection)
Added images of
2009nh ,
2009np ,
and 2009nq
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