Epilogue.

When my studies as an amateur began on SNe, there were barely 600 events catalogued in various SN lists over the past 90 years. In only 12 short years the number has increased to well over 1,000 events, Incidentally, at the moment of this writing I have just received word that The Rev. Evans has discovered his 32nd. SNe, along with a Japanese amateur.... In those 12 years systematic SNe searches have increased almost four-fold. There has been an intensified initiative by the professional and amateur community to locate and study these "guest-stars". I have been accessing the professional literature, and notice, that almost every issue has an article regarding some information or research on these objects...I only hope the trend continues, and we are able to truly study these phenomena to the fullest to gain a difinitive understanding of them. This Virgo Project was originally begun in the Spring of 1989 (See _Starburst_, #20, "Special Edition)("Starburst" was the newsletter of SUNSEARCH, a small pioneering group of amateurs involved in a systematic search for SNe). With one thing or another, I have finally updated and rewritten most of the information within this project. This effort was to coincide with the publication of Manuel Lopez Alvarez's: "Photographic Atlas For SNe Search, Vol 2" (1990)...remember folks, at this point in time, this WAS one of the only comprehensive photographic references compiled just for searching for these enigmatic objects that was available to the masses. Thus, I respectfully dedicate this project to Manuel, who laboured hard and conscientiously on a subject, that once it gets into "your blood"....sticks with you a long, long time.....Good Hunting! Finally Completed: April 13, 1996 Steve H. Lucas 14400 Kolin Ave. Midlothian, Illinois USA