For nearly a century two primary classes of optical transients - nova eruptions and supernova explosions - have been studied in detail. These transients occupy narrow ranges of absolute magnitudes, around -8 and -18 mag (+/-2 mag) respectively. However, nascent dedicated surveys (e.g. Pan-STARRS) are now revealing new classes of optical transients in the wide nova-SN gap and at very high luminosities (
Original language | English |
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Type | Proposal |
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Media of output | Text |
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Publication status | Published - 1 Feb 2012 |
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Name | NOAO Proposal ID 2012A-0194 |
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