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THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 1219      1997 Aug 04 10.46UT
Ed:Guy M Hurst, 16,Westminster Close, Kempshott Rise,  Basingstoke,
Hants, RG22 4PP,England.Telephone/FAX(01256)471074Int:+441256471074
INTERNET: GUY@TAHQ.DEMON.CO.UK             GMH at AST.STAR.RL.AC.UK
WORLD WIDE WEB                    http://www.demon.co.uk/astronomer
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EDITORS ABSENCE
The Editor will be on holiday and unavailable from later today
through until August 16. During that time please continue to
send messages to the Editors mailbox for review upon my return.
However where a more immediate answer is needed or in the case
of a potential discovery please also send a copy of your message
to Martin Mobberley who will handle matters during my absence.
Martin can be contacted on:
100413.760@compuserve.com
Telephone: (01284) 828431 (weekends); (01245) 475297 (weekdays)

SUPERNOVA 1997cy IN ANONYMOUS GALAXY
The Mount Stromlo Abell Cluster Supernova Search Team reports the
discovery of an apparent supernova (V = 17.4, R = 16.8) on CCD
images taken on July 16 by S. Sabine with the Mt.Stromlo 1.27-m
telescope (+ Macho Camera).  SN 1997cy is located on a faint host
galaxy near Abell 3266 at
R.A. = 4h32m54s.86, Decl. = -61o42'57".5 (equinox 2000.0).
A nearby star has position end figures 59s.27, 43'06".6.  SN 1997cy
is not visible on images taken on Mar. 12 (limiting mag R = 20.5).
A V CCD frame taken on July 22 by D. Baines and J. Howard with the
Mt. Stromlo 0.76-m telescope shows that SN 1997cy had faded by 0.5
mag.
IAUC 6706

SUPERNOVA 1997cz IN ANONYMOUS GALAXY
The Mount Stromlo Abell Cluster Supernova Search Team reports the
discovery of an apparent supernova (V = 20.5) on V and R CCD images
taken on July 19 by S. Sabine at the Mount Stromlo 1.27-m telescope
(+ Macho Camera).  SN 1997cz is located near Abell 3565 at
R.A. = 13h37m09s.39, Decl. = -33o47'31".9 (equinox 2000.0).
A nearby star has position end figures 13s.08, 36".4.  SN 1997cz
was also present at approximately the same magnitude on similar V
and R frames taken on July 21 and June 10, but it is not visible on
images taken on Apr. 26 (limiting mag R = 21).
IAUC 6708

THE ASTRONOMER 1997 AGM
This event will take place on Saturday October 11 in Basingstoke.
Provisionally speakers include Mark Armstrong and Stephen Laurie
who will discuss the first ever English supernova discoveries, and
also Mark Kidger (Comet Hale-Bopp) and Denis Buczynski (new
automated telescope). Please BOOK NOW. Cost L6.00 (6 pounds) for
all day admission plus tea and coffee. Optional cooked luncheon
is additional L7.00 (7 pounds). Send remittances to the Editor.

Guy M Hurst