------------------------------------------------------------------- THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 2612 2010 Jan 06 19.30UT 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 Backup: gmh@wdcc1.bnsc.rl.ac.uk WORLD WIDE WEB http://www.theastronomer.org ------------------------------------------------------------------- CHRISTMAS QUIZ Subscribers are reminded there is still time to enter the Christmas Quiz (see TA E-Circular 2608) as we have yet to receive a completely correct set of answers. The final deadline is 2010 Jan 20.0UT. EGGHEADS The British BBC quiz show Eggheads are looking for teams of contestants to apply for the forthcoming series and think a team of astronomers would be really interesting on the show. 12 Yard Productions are looking for vibrant and diverse teams to take part in the 11th series of the popular BBC2 quiz show. Eggheads is a game where 5 members of the public go up against general knowledge goliaths and try to beat them for a cash prize. Each team will consist of 5 team members and 1 standby, so six people are needed for a team. If you need any more information, please contact me on: rowan.paterson@12yard.com or: 0141 427 3071. SUPERNOVA 2009lp Discovery by the CHASE Project of a possible supernova (CBET 2037): SN 2009 UT R.A. (2000.0) Decl. Mag. Offset 2009lp Nov 17.32 10 37 28.45 -27 39 18.9 16.5 No host galaxy is obvious. A spectrum suggests a type-Ia. SUPERNOVA 2009lq Discovery by the CHASE Project of a possible supernova (CBET 2039): SN 2009 UT R.A. (2000.0) Decl. Mag. Offset 2009lq Nov 24.06 04 14 52.54 -62 50 14.8 17.9: Two galaxies of low surface brightness are locsted close to the position of 2009lq. SUPERNOVA 2009lr IN ANONYMOUS GALAXY Discovery by LOSS of a possible supernova (CBET 2040): SN 2009 UT R.A. (2000.0) Decl. Mag. Offset 2009lr Nov 23.17 23 14 14.43 -02 45 11.9 17.3 3.8"W, 2.9"S SUPERNOVA 2009ls IN NGC 3423 Discovery by Koichi Nishiyama and Fujio Kabashima of Japan of a possible supernova (CBET 2041): SN 2009 UT R.A. (2000.0) Decl. Mag. Offset 2009ls Nov 23.77 10 51 14.58 +05 50 58.8 15.3 3 "E,35 "N SUPERNOVA 2009lt IN ANONYMOUS GALAXY Discovery by T Kryachko and B. Satovskiy, Kazan State University of a possible supernova (CBET 2043): SN 2009 UT R.A. (2000.0) Decl. Mag. Offset 2009lt Nov 21.65 01 30 54.49 +18 36 39.9 19.7 4.5"W, 3.5"N SUPERNOVA 2009lu IN MCG -01-28-5 Discovery by LOSS of a possible supernova (CBET 2044): SN 2009 UT R.A. (2000.0) Decl. Mag. Offset 2009lu Nov 20.53 10 54 20.96 -04 20 39.1 18.0 5.4"E, 8.7"N Guy M Hurst