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THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 2051      2004 Oct 26 20.29UT
Ed:Guy M Hurst, 16,Westminster Close, Kempshott Rise,  Basingstoke,
Hants, RG22 4PP,England.Telephone/FAX(01256)471074Int:+441256471074
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SUPERNOVA 2004ew IN ESO 153-G17
Discovery by Jacques and Pimentel, Brazil and Monard of South Africa of 
a possible supernova (IAUC 8418):
SN      2004 UT        R.A.  (2000.0)  Decl.   Mag.     Offset
2004ew   Oct.  8.18    2 05 06.17  -55 06 31.6 17.3   5.6"E, 12.1"N

SUPERNOVA 2004ex In NGC 182
Discovery by Trondal (Norway) and Schwartz (USA) of a possible supernova 
(IAUC 8418):
SN      2004 UT        R.A.  (2000.0)  Decl.   Mag.     Offset
2004ex   Oct. 11.34    0 38 10.19  +02 43 17.2 17.7  33"W  , 25.3"S

SUPERNOVA 2004ey IN UGC 11816
Discovery by Trondal (Norway) and Schwartz (USA) of a possible supernova 
(IAUC 8419):
SN      2004 UT        R.A.  (2000.0)  Decl.   Mag.     Offset
2004ey   Oct. 14.2    21 49 07.81  +00 26 39.2 16.0   8.0"E, 12.8"S

SUPERNOVA 2004ez IN NGC 3430
Discovery by Itagaki (Japan) of a possible supernova (IAUC 8419):
SN      2004 UT        R.A.  (2000.0)  Decl.   Mag.     Offset
2004ez   Oct. 15.82   10 52 15.11  +32 57 20.1 17.3  46.0"E, 18.7"N

Itagaki also noted the object was present on a prediscovery frame of 
Sept 30.83UT at magnitude 17.2.

SUPERNOVA 2004eu IN MCG +07-5-39
Further to the announcement on E2049 of the discovery by Tom Boles of a 
supernova in MCG +07-5-39, Alex Filippenko, et. al., University of 
California, Berkeley have reported on IAUC 8418 that CCD spectra 
obtained on Oct. 13 with the Shane 3-m reflector reveals that SN 2004eu 
is probably of type Ic, perhaps a week or two past maximum brightness. A 
similar finding comes from M. Modjaz et.al.

PLANETARY NOTES
Mark Kidger reports that an incorrect file of planetary notes was 
submitted for publication in the October issue. The corrected file has 
now been received by the main editor and will appear in the November 
issue. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

TA E-CIRCULARS TO HOTMAIL
Further to the announcement on TA E-Circular 2050, a number of e-mails 
have been received from the Hotmail support staff but investigations 
about the occasional garbled e-circulars is still continuing. They are 
investigating whether there is a link with recent overloads due to 
unprecedented e-mail levels reaching Hotmail.

All TA E-Circulars are being copied to a test Hotmail mailbox maintained 
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Guy M Hurst