Mike Schwartz of Tenagra Observatories installed the equipment shown at
left in October, 1998 at Position No. 4 of our Sonoita Facility. Using a
telephone modem, he conducted his supernova search remotely from his home
in Oregon. There were no discoveries between October and the end of 1998,
but in early January, 1999 Mike discovered his first supernova remotely
(he had discovered seven before at his home in Oregon), and shortly
thereafter, discovered yet another. By six months later, over the Fourth of
July weekend when he removed the system from our observatory at the start
of the monsoon season (when it is clear in Oregon), he had discovered
seven supernovae at our observatory, bringing his overall total to 14,
making him the second-ranked amateur in supernova hunting. The following
discoveries are documented in IAU circulars:
SN1999B (January 15 UT)
SN1999X (January 23 UT)
SN1999Z (February 8 UT)
SN1999ab (February 8 UT)
SN1999bv (April 19 UT)
SN1999cb (May 8 UT)
SN1999cf (May 24 UT)
Last modified: January 1, 2008.
