Berkeley SSL/LBL / UW Infra-Red Supernova Search

SN 1994I: A massive, exploding star in the Whirlpool galaxy (M51) recorded in the Infra-Red (2.1 micron K' band), taken at the Wyoming IR Observatory (WIRO) 4/16/94. The galaxy is about 9 Mpc (~27 Million Light-Years) distant.

Our paper is available for perusal by collaborators.

The IR supernova (SN) Search is a monthly patrol of nearby starburst Galaxies for the purpose of discovering SNe hidden to optical astronomers, so that they may be observed by the Gamma-Ray Observatory (GRO) and others.

Update: Click here for the most current IR SN Search Details. These include results of the first test of the ORCA (Optimum Resolution Camera Adapter), 4/17-4/21.

Current Status

THE IR SEARCH SN INFORMATION LINK

• The Nearby (Non-Cosmological) Supernova Info Page
• Information on SN1994I in the Whirlpool Galaxy M51
• The Gamma-Ray Supernova Info Page
• Gallery of Large IR SN images
• SN 1992 bu in NGC 3690, the first SN discovered in the IR.

WATCH THIS SPACE:

SN updates, IR SN photometry data, and general SN news will happen sometime soon.

At UW: Earl Spillar
Norbert Pirzkal (sp?)
Harley Thronsen
Paul Johnson
...And Many Thanks to the WIRO and UW Physics and Astro dept. staff and Students. 

Last Update 30 Oct98