On 21 Jun 2011, at 17:32, Canopus56 wrote:

The AAVSO light curve and recent observations table is showing the M51 supernova leveling off at V 12.5 mags after a slow three week rise in brightness. Clear Skies - Kurt

I've updated my animated gif of the SN. It now covers images taken between the 4th and this morning: http://users.wirelessbeehive.com/~paw/temp/m51-04-22.gif (~1.5 MB) Cheers, patrick