Searching for supernovae in distant galaxies is an ongoing project. In this section, you and your group will study your own unique set of recent images of galaxies. You may make a new discovery!

You will be given images of several galaxies.  These images will have been taken over a number of nights.  Some of these galaxies may show supernova explosions, others will show no signatures of a supernova.  Search through these galaxies, and determine which galaxies underwent supernova explosions, and when these explosions were detected.

Each group will be given a different set of images to analyze.  The entire class will then combine their results in order to  gain a census of the supernova seen by the class.  (Remember that supernovae are rare events.  By combining the classes search, our chances of seeing a supernova are increased.)

• How many supernovae were identified by your group?  How many by the class?
   
• From looking at the images in Part 1 and Part 2, what part of the galaxies do supernovae occur most often?
   
• If you were to continue your search for supernovae, how would you design your search?  What type of galaxies would you survey and what observing setup would you use?