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THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 2157      2005 Sep 30 16.50UT
Ed:Guy M Hurst, 16,Westminster Close, Kempshott Rise,  Basingstoke,
Hants, RG22 4PP,England.Telephone/FAX(01256)471074Int:+441256471074
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V1647 ORIONIS AND ASSOCIATED NEBULA
C. Aspin, Gemini Observatory; and B. Reipurth, University of
Hawaii, report on observations made on Aug. 30UT at the Gemini 8-m 
telescope on Mauna Kea of V1647 Ori a star embedded in McNeil's Nebula 
(see also TA E-Circular 1967)upon its re-emergence in the morning 
twilight. The object has faded by approximately one magnitude in r 
passband since January 8. McNeil's nebula itself has also faded 
considerably.  The duration of the outburst so far exceeds 21 months 
according to IAUC 8600.

SUPERNOVA 2005ea IN MCG +10-16-61
Discovery by D. Lane and P. Gray (Canada) of a possible supernova (IAUC 
8600):
SN      2005 UT      R.A.  (2000.0)  Decl.    Mag.     Offset
2005ea  Sept. 6.0   11 06 47.89  +57 41 07.5  17.0     14"W

SOHO COMET
Further to the observation of a SOHO Comet reported by Anthony Murphy of 
Ireland, Jonathan Shanklin, Cambridge, relays the comet was first 
detected by Hua Su, with numerous other people noting it.
See:
http://ares.nrl.navy.mil/sungrazer/recent.html
and http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/mpec/K05/K05S70.html
He adds that it looks as if the comet is fading away, though it still 
had a tail when it entered C2.

SUPERNOVA 2005ej IN CGCG 323-004
The above is the up to date designation for the apparent supernova found 
by Tom Boles and announced on TA E-Circular 2156.

Guy M Hurst