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Backyard Observatory Supernova Search

Group of amateur astronomers searching for supernovae From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Backyard Observatory Supernova Search
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The Backyard Observatory Supernova Search (BOSS) is conducted by astronomers from Australia and New Zealand since mid 2008 to search for new supernovae in the southern hemisphere.[2] In 2022 the group won the Astronomical Society of Australia's Page Medal[3] for having found around 200 confirmed supernovas.[4][5][6]

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NGC3568 - Supernova discovered by the BOSS team[1]

List of discoveries

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