2008

For the Chilton Prize, to RASC members who have found supernovae as part of the Puckett Supernova Search Team, the honourees are:

  • Eric Briggs (Toronto Centre)
  • Debra Ceravolo (Ottawa Centre)
  • Lou Cox (Ottawa Centre)
  • Steve Gauthier (London Centre)
  • Walter MacDonald (Kingston Centre)*
  • Ajai Sehgal (Ottawa Centre)
  • Jennifer Tigner (Victoria Centre)
  • Dave Toth (London Centre)
  • Dave Lane (Halifax Centre)
  • Paul Gray (New Brunswick Centre)
  • Jack Newton (Victoria Centre)
  • Peter Ceravolo (Ottawa Centre)
  • Doug George (Ottawa Centre)

* Walter's discoveries were:

  • SN 2007cf, a type Ia supernova at mag. 17.9 in galaxy MCG +02-39-2.
  • SN2008bw, a type Ia supernova at mag. 18 in galaxy UGC 11241.

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