Supernova 2000au in MCG +8-15-14

This page is devoted to information on Supernova 2000au in MCG +8-15-14 Basic information on this SN, including the last reported brightness, on this Supernova can be found on the main page. Information on the original web pages for many of these images can be found on the Supernova links web page.

sn00au_i.jpg Another in a string of discoveries by Tim Puckett. Tim takes several thousand images with his telescope, then divides them up among several people to look at and scan for supernovae. This time A. Langoussis was scanning images when he came up with a bright spot. We have a DSS Photometry reference image made by Odd Trondal. Icon created from Tim's discovery image.

The following is a list of images of this SN, in chronological order. Click on the name in the "observer" column to see the image. Times and dates are in UT unless otherwise noted. If you know of any others, please tell me!
ObserverDateMagFilterComments
Tim Puckett image 3/28.16/0017.9CDiscovery mirror
Fred Ewalt image 4/1.024/0017.65CR mirror
Stig Foss image 4/4.861/0017.7C
Odd Trondal image 4/5.857/0017:C
Kereszty Zsolt image 4/9.7965/0017.8C
Rok Palcic image 4/22.822/00C

Light curves and Spectra:

  • VSNET Light curve (requires JAVA).
    If you have observations of this Supernova, please send them to vsnet-obs@kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp. Use this VSNet data query to see what information has been reported so far. Other VSNet data on this SN:

    Latest Photometry:

  • [vsnet-recent 60460] SN2000au recent (cont'd)
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    David Bishop
    Last modified: Thu Dec 6 15:44:02 EST 2001