[APML]: Re: Possible supernova alert

["C. Hernandez" <herdel@sol.racsa.co.cr>]

Hi list:

Just to keep you posted, as a result of my posting Eric Shelton wrote on
the 'astro' mailing list:

> Please don't forward this any more.  I was at Tim Puckett's last
> night and he imaged 4478 and compared it to a previous image taken
> earlier.  The "supernova" is an ordinary star that showed up in both
> images.

Later today Mr. Victor Ruiz, the Spanish lister who generated the first
anouncement over 'astronomia' warned:

>Hello:
>Please, take into account that still there is no confirmation of this
>discovery. I have no access to the International Astronomical Union's 
>(IAU) alerts, and possibly this can be an asteroid or a "common" 
>variable star. 
>See it at your own risk. The email of the alerter is
>tcampbel@taurus.oursc.k12.ar.us
>
> Good nights... of good observing!

So watch out.

Clear skies!

Carlos Hernandez
Heredia, Costa Rica