RAPAS observation list starting 2024-04-05

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New Astrophysical Transient Alert: AT 2024fkm

We invite all amateur astronomers to participate in the follow-up observations of this exciting new transient event. For more details, including visibility and coordinates, please visit the Astro-COLIBRI platform: Astro-COLIBRI


Alerte Nouvel Événement Transitoire Astrophysique : AT 2024fkm

Nous invitons tous les astronomes amateurs à participer aux observations de suivi de ce nouvel événement transitoire passionnant. Pour plus de détails, y compris la visibilité et les coordonnées, veuillez visiter la plateforme Astro-COLIBRI : Astro-COLIBRI

An optical transient detected by ATLAS and ZTF that has just been confirmed to be rapidly evolving in all gri bands and has a spectrum consistent with the kilonova AT2017gfo which was associated to the famous binary neutron star merger GW 170817.
Details: AstroNote 2024-92 | Transient Name Server

Update: a spectrum taken at Keck ressembles that of a type IIb supernova about two days before peak flux: AstroNote 2024-94 | Transient Name Server While less exciting than a kilonova, this remains a valid target for the next days and week(s).

New Astrophysical Transient Alert: SN 2024ggi

We invite all amateur astronomers to participate in the follow-up observations of this exciting new transient event. For more details, including visibility and coordinates, please visit the Astro-COLIBRI platform: Astro-COLIBRI


Alerte Nouvel Événement Transitoire Astrophysique : SN 2024ggi

Nous invitons tous les astronomes amateurs à participer aux observations de suivi de ce nouvel événement transitoire passionnant. Pour plus de détails, y compris la visibilité et les coordonnées, veuillez visiter la plateforme Astro-COLIBRI : Astro-COLIBRI

SN 2024ggi is a fast rising optical transient detected by ATLAS for which the pre-explosion star has been detected in archival HST images. Spectral classification as a young type-II SN. Unfortunately at a declination of -32deg…

Details: AstroNote 2024-100 | Transient Name Server and SN 2024ggi | Transient Name Server