Mr. Galaxy's Supernovae

Mr. Galaxy's Discoveries

Supernova SN1994I in M51 discovered by Mr. Galaxy and others.
Imaged by Mr. Galaxy and processed by Aaron Imaoka.

Supernova Discovery Stories

Join Mr. Galaxy behind the telescope for some intriguing adventures in discovering supernovae.

• Mr. Galaxy's First Supernova Discovery - Mr. Galaxy tells of his most exciting discovery, his very first supernova discovery, SN1991T.

• A Supernova Discovery Story - This is a personal story on how OCA members discovered a supernova in M51 on April 1, 1994. This was not an April Fool's Day joke.

• Mr. Galaxy Discovers His Third Supernova - Mr. Galaxy tells an interesting story about how he discovered his third supernova, SN1995J.

• What a Night! - Can you imagine discovering two supernovae in one night? Mr. Galaxy tells how he did it!

Mr. Galaxy's Supernova Discoveries

SN #	Date	Photo	Mag.	Type	Galaxy	IAUC #	Discoverers
1991T	15 Apr 91		11.5	Ia	NGC 4527	5239	S. Knight R. Evans M. Villi G. Cortini W. Johnson
1994I	1 Apr 94		13.5	Ic	NGC 5194 (M51)	5961	T. Puckett J. Armstrong W. Johnson D. Millar R. Berry R. Kushida P. Schwaar Y. Fujita S. Sasaki A. Yonezawa
1995J	4 Apr 95		16.1	II	NGC 4512	6157	W. Johnson
1996Z	16 May 96		14.3	Ia	NGC 2935	6401	W. Johnson
1996aa	16 May 96		17.0	Ia	NGC 5557	6403	W. Johnson

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