Rumor about M51

Hi all,

I heard a rumor....actually more than a rumor as it came from IAUU, that there is a 13-14 mag Supernova in M51 right now. Has anyone heard or looked?

Paul Maxson

Paul Maxson said:

Hi all,

I heard a rumor....actually more than a rumor as it came from IAUU, that there is a 13-14 mag Supernova in M51 right now. Has anyone heard or looked?

Paul Maxson

Yup, here's the link Paul. I'm planning to try to observe it.
http://www.astromart.com/forums/viewpost.asp?forum_post_id=344761&poll_id=&news_id=&page=

Ron B[ee]

No rumor. Try this link for confirmation. Joe.
http://www.rochesterastronomy.org/supernova.html#2005cs

Saw it last night with my 14", comparing it to other stars supposedly ~13.5 magnitude it seemed even a bit fainter. There were some high clouds though, so it could be that.

Was my first "real" night under the stars with the 14", so that was a nice first target to have that was something out of the ordinary!