------------------------------------------------------------------- THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 2497 2008 Nov 06 10.35UT 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------- EDITORIAL NOTICE: INCOMING MAIL Due to a fault on the Demon POP 3 server, no incoming mail has been received since Nov 5 at 16h19mUT. Engineers are investigating the prolonged fault but outgoing mail is currently unaffected, hence this circular. For the next 24 hours only, please re-send any messages submitted since the time/date above plus any new notes to BOTH Demon AND the backup address at Rutherford quoted in the header of this circular. A new message will be sent by the editor as an update within 24 hours. The deadline for submission of magazine material, normally Nov 5 has been extended until midnight tonight, Nov 6. SUPERNOVA 2008gh IN UGC 3957 Discovery by LOSS of a possible supernova (CBET 1539): SN 2008 UT R.A. (2000.0) Decl. Mag. Offset 2008gh Oct. 11.55 07 40 56.55 +55 25 32.3 18.7 13.9"W, 4.6"S SUPERNOVA 2008gi IN ANONYMOUS GALAXY Discovery by LOSS of a possible supernova (CBET 1539): SN 2008 UT R.A. (2000.0) Decl. Mag. Offset 2008gi Oct. 12.41 02 44 00.33 +05 25 42.8 17.5 1.2"W, 4.3"S SUPERNOVA 2008gj IN NGC 7321 Discovery by LOSS of a possible supernova (CBET 1539): SN 2008 UT R.A. (2000.0) Decl. Mag. Offset 2008gj Oct. 19.27 22 36 28.57 +21 37 55.3 18.2 7.6"E,37.0"N Guy M Hurst