Backyard Observatory Supernova Search

{{Short description|Group of amateur astronomers searching for supernovae}}

The Backyard Observatory Supernova Search (BOSS) is conducted by astronomers from Australia and New Zealand since mid 2008 to search for new supernovae in the southern hemisphere. In 2022 the group won the Astronomical Society of Australia's Page Medal for having found around 200 confirmed supernovas.

List of discoveries

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!SN Name

!Host Galaxy

!Date

!Magnitude

AT2021xtf

|PGC64029

|2021-09-03

|16.8

AT2021skl

|ESO297-G16

|2021-06-25

|16.7

SN2021Itk

|IC4367

|2021-05-21

|17.6

AT2021gfp

|ESO42-G14

|2021-03-18

|18.8

AT2020kbv

|ESO184-G64

|2020-05-16

|18.5

AT2020jvs

|NGC642

|2020-05-13

|15.9

SN2020cdr

|ESO119-13

|2020-02-09

|17.3

SN2019mhm

|NGC6753

|2019-08-02

|16.6

SN2019icv

|IC5186

|2019-06-24

|16

SN2019has

|PGC133907

|2019-06-07

|15.9

SN2019hsa

|NGC7038

|2018-11-01

|16.0

AT2018hmy

|ESO-124-G-18

|2018-10-21

|16.8

SN2018ecf

|PGC50325

|2018-07-23

|16.5

SN2018dfg

|NGC5468

|2018-07-10

|17.8

SN2018ctw

|ESO-297-G-36

|2018-06-21

|17.4

SN2018bta

|ESO-101-G-20

|2018-05-17

|16.4

SN2018bbv

|ESO-68-G-13

|2018-04-25

|17.1

AT2018bbI

|NGC7421

|2018-04-24

|17.4

AT2018vv

|ESO-158-G-7

|2018-02-08

|18

SN2017ixh

|NGC2297

|2017-12-15

|17

SN2017hxt

|PGC128734

|2017-11-08

|17.1

SN2017hbj

|ESO-084-G-020

|2017-10-03

|16

SN2017ggw

|ESO-246-G-21

|2017-08-22

|17.9

AT2017fus

|ESO-464-G12

|2017-07-29

|18

AT2017fqz

|ESO-267-IG-041

|2017-07-25

|16.5

SN2017ezd

|ESO-339-G-009

|2017-06-17

|16.9

AT2017ewu

|ESO-104-G-003

|2017-06-19

|17.7

AT2017ewt

|IC2103

|2017-06-20

|16.8

AT2017eoc

|ESO-215-G-037

|2017-06-08

|17.1

AT2017dgg

|NGC1500

|2017-04-21

|17.9

SN2016adj

|NGC5128

|2016-02-08

|14

AT2015cr

|ESO-596-G-10

|2015-07-19

|18

AT2017cet

|NGC922

|2017-03-15

|16.2

SN2017caw

|PGC22822

|2017-03-08

|18.0

SN2017bzc

|NGC7552

|2017-03-07

|12.8

SN2017bzb

|NGC7424

|2017-03-07

|13.0

SN2017acd

|PGC612475

|2017-02-02

|17.3

SN2017iye

|NGC2466

|2016-12-19

|17.4

AT2017iro

|ESO 200-G-054

|2016-12-03

|18.5

References

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{{Cite web |last=Gianopoulos |first=Andrea |date=2021-12-15 |title=Hubble Views a Galaxy With an Explosive Past |url=http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/goddard/2021/hubble-views-a-galaxy-with-an-explosive-past |access-date=2022-06-11 |website=NASA}}

{{Cite web |title=BOSS-Backyard Observatory Supernova Search|url=https://bosssupernova.com/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120417074255/http://www.bosssupernova.com/ |url-status=usurped |archive-date=April 17, 2012 |access-date=2022-06-11 |website=Home |language=en-US}}

{{Cite news |date=2022-04-17 |title=This greenkeeper built an observatory to study planets. His work is helping scientists understand Saturn |language=en-AU |work=ABC News |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-04-18/amateur-astronomer-trevor-barry-wins-national-science-award/100996378 |access-date=2022-06-11}}

{{Cite web |title=Backyard Astronomers Win Recognition From The Professionals - SpaceRef |url=http://spaceref.com/astronomy/backyard-astronomers-win-recognition-from-the-professionals.html |access-date=2022-06-11 |website=spaceref.com}}

{{cite web |title=The Berenice and Arthur Page Medal |url=https://asa.astronomy.org.au/prizes_and-grants/prizes-awards/page-medal/ |publisher=Astronomical Society of Australia |access-date=13 June 2022}}

{{cite web |last1=Wuth |first1=Robyn |title=Backyard stargazers win top prize |url=https://www.perthnow.com.au/news/awards/backyard-stargazers-win-top-prize-c-6467712 |website=Perth Now |date=16 April 2022 |publisher=The West Australian |access-date=13 June 2022}}

{{cite web |title=Backyard discovery of a supernova in the Hamburger! |url=https://perthobservatory.com.au/astronomy-news/backyard-discovery-of-supernova-in-the-hamburger |website=Perth Observatory |date=10 February 2016 |access-date=13 June 2022}}

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Category:Scientific organizations established in 2008