The Amateur Astronomer Who Discovered the M101 Supernova

[helicon]

The amateur astronomer in Palo Alto who discovered the supernova in M101 with his 6" frac

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technolo ... r-AA1bKCwm

[messier 111]

interesting to see the contribution of amateur astronomers in the field .
thx for the post .

[Juno16]

Thanks Michael. Very, very cool information!

I've never imaged a supernova before and have been trying for several nights to get some time in between the clouds. I managed 46 minutes last night and even though the galaxy is quite dim with that low amount of exposure, the SN stands out clearly.
Awesome cool stuff!

Thanks for sharing this amazing information. Staggering discovery!

[Makuser]

Hi Michael. Wow, this is yet another example of how amateur astronomers contributions can be valuable. And Crilly was using just a 6.1" refractor. Thanks for finding and sharing this interesting link with us on here Michael and I hope that your back injury continues to heal.

[AstroBee]

Technically he didn't "discover" the supernova, he just photographed it in its earliest stages. Still, a very cool story.

There's a TV news story about Jeff as well.
https://youtu.be/0YatycEAdWI

[Ylem]

Wow, I didn't know this, pretty cool!
Thanks for sharing Michael.

[dcrowson]

This is a bit misleading. While this person may have imaged the supernova first, it was discovered by more of a professional hunter. While I'm guilty of it, too, one should definitely compare their images to the various surveys.

Dan