Supernova 2005df in NGC 1559

This page is devoted to information on Supernova 2005df in NGC 1559.   Basic information on this SN, including the last reported brightness, on this Supernova can be found on the main page.  Information on the original web pages for many of these images can be found on the updates and links web pages.

Discovered by Robert Evans (Austrailia).   The brightest supernova of the year so far.   This marks the 3rd time that Robert Evans has discovered a supernova in this very southern galaxy, and he does it visually.   This is a somewhat unusual type Ia found young, the other two were type IIs.   We have a DSS Photometry reference image made by Odd Trondal.  Icon generated from the Ted Dobosz's image.   This supernova is in the Constellation Reticulum.

Web pages dedicated to this SN.
• SNWeb has a 2005df page
• ESO press release 26-05
• Siding Spring Obs images This is a directory of several FITS images

The following is a list of images of this SN, in chronological order. Click on the name in the "Image Credit" column to see the image. Times and dates are in UT unless otherwise noted. If you know of any others, please tell me!

Image Credit	Date	Mag	Filter	Comments
Ted Dobosz image	2005/08/05		C	FITS version
Ted Dobosz image	2005/08/06		C	color
Berto Monard image	2005/08/06.1	13.4	C
Berto Monard image	2005/08/14	12.3	C
ESO image	2005/08/24		VRI	color, WOW!
Berto Monard image	2005/10/05.110	14.5	C
Rolf Olsen images	2005/11/30.543			color
Berto Monard image	2005/12/26
Stu Park image	2005/12/27.541
Stu Park image	2006/01/27

Light curves and Spectra:
• SNWeb Measurements and light curve.