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This report includes classification of one Type Ia SN.

This report includes classifications of two CVs, eight Type Ia SNe (including SN2024fbo, which is significantly pre-maximum), a Type II SN, and two transients of uncertain nature.

This report includes classifications of 4 Type Ia and 2 Type IIn SNe (both of which display lightcurves rising for thirty days) and one probable SN of uncertain type.

Here we report the ATLAS discovery of the transient ATLAS24ehs (AT2024exj) in galaxy WISEA J221919.27-790831.8 at magnitude m_o = 16.93 +/- 0.04. At a distance of 63 Mpc, the transient was discovere…

Here we report the ATLAS discovery of the transient ATLAS24egd (AT2024ese) in galaxy 2MASXJ20312570-0149298 at magnitude m_o = 16.96 +/- 0.04. At a distance of 87 Mpc and showing a projected offset …

We report the discovery and classification of ZTF24aahgaov / SN 2024epr - a peculiar, young, thermonuclear supernova in the nearby galaxy NGC 1198 (~25 Mpc).

Here we report the ATLAS discovery of the transient ATLAS24dqq (AT2024ehs) in galaxy NGC 3443 at magnitude m_o = 18.22 +/- 0.11. At a distance of 25 Mpc (redshift independent, from NED), the transie…

Here we report the ATLAS discovery of the transient ATLAS24dpj (AT2024egz) in galaxy NGC 6925 at magnitude m_c = 17.63 +/- 0.08. At a distance of 28 Mpc (redshift independent, from NED), the transie…

This report includes classifications of one Type IIn SN (AT2024egc).

Here we report the BlackGEM discovery of the transient BGEM J191145.30-570804.0 (AT2024egc) in the galaxy ESO 184-25 at magnitude m_q = 17.39 +/- 0.02. At a distance of 44 Mpc, the transient was disc…

This report includes classifications of 1 Type Ia SN, 2 Type II SN, 1 TDE (AT2024eff), and another possible TDE (AT2024dbc). AT2024eff displays broad and narrow emission-line components on top of a b…

This report includes classifications of one young Type Ia SN (AT2024edz), a young flash-ionized Type II SN (AT2024ecr), and a young Type II SN (AT2024ecu). In addition, we re-classify AT2024dgy as a …

This report includes classifications of 2 Type Ia SN (one pre-maximum 91T/99aa-like and one normal SN Ia around maximum at z=0.13), 1 young Type II SN, 1 old Type Ib/IIb SN, and an updated classifica…

Here we report the ATLAS discovery of a near nuclear transient ATLAS24dgp (AT2024dym) in galaxy ESO 500- G 017 at magnitude m_c = 17.22 +/- 0.04. At a distance of 62 Mpc, the transient was discovere…

This report includes the classification of AT2024ddk, a highly-reddened Type Ia SN around one week past maximum light, and an updated classification of AT2024ut, whose spectrum on UT 2024 Jan 17 init…

We report the serendipitous discovery of an optical transient in NGC 1325 using Gemini GMOS-S.

This report includes classifications of two young Type Ia SNe and one Type II SN, and two highly uncertain classifications: AT2024alt is a possible broad-line SN Ic at a redshift z~0.03, while AT2024…

A spectrum of the slow-rising transient SN2024ahr (ZTF24aacrbua) obtained ALFOSC on the Nordic Optical Telescope shows broad features consistent with previous Type I superluminous supernovae at a red…

This report includes classifications of 2 young Type II SNe (one displaying flash-ionized features in its spectrum, SN2024diq), 1 possible Type I SLSN (SN2024amf), and 2 objects presenting a featurel…

We report the discovery of flash-ionised emission lines in early spectroscopy of AT2024diq.

We report 6 ZTF superluminous supernova candidates selected by our software filter and subsequent vetting. In this sample, a typical rise time is about 50 days and a typical peak r-band magnitude is …

Here we report the ATLAS discovery of the transient ATLAS24dct (AT2024drv) in galaxy UGC 08630 at magnitude m_o = 16.68 +/- 0.03. At a distance of 29 Mpc (redshift independent, from NED), the transi…

Here we report the ATLAS discovery of the transient ATLAS24czw (AT2024diq) at magnitude m_o = 17.12 +/- 0.07, offset 38" from the galaxy ESO103-G035. The transient was discovered on MJD = 60368.34 (2…

Here we report the ATLAS discovery of the transient ATLAS24cvv (AT2024dgn) in galaxy NGC 6794 at magnitude m_o = 15.93 +/- 0.03. At a distance of 87 Mpc, the transient was discovered on MJD = 60366…

We report observations of 16 transients using the Shane Kast spectrograph at the Lick observatory on the nights of 2024-02-10 and 2024-02-11. Classifications were found for 12 objects, which includes…

The Asiago Transient Classification Program (Tomasella et al. 2014, AN, 335, 841) reports the spectroscopic observations of AT2024csl as a Type Ia-91T like SN obtained with the Asiago 1.82m Copernico…

Here we report the ATLAS discovery of the transient ATLAS24cml (AT2024ctd) in galaxy MCG -01-32-025 at magnitude m_o = 19.21 +/- 0.23. At a distance of 100 Mpc, the transient was discovered on MJD …

We re-classify AT 2020afhd as a Bowen Fluorescence Flare (BFF) at z=0.027 given its spectral features in a new Las Cumbres Observatory Floyds spectrum, which are more consistent with those seen in th…

This report includes the classification of 1 Type Ia SN.

This report includes the classification of 2 type Ia SNe, 1 type II SN (possibly II-P), and one galaxy continuum.

We report the spectroscopic classification of SN 2024cao as a SN Ia and AT 2024ccb as a Fe II Nova in M31.

This report includes classifications of 2 Type Ia's and 2 Type IIs including the nearby flash ionised SN 2024cld (see https://www.wis-tns.org/astronotes/astronote/2024-48).

Here we report the classification of the nearby and young Type II SN 2024cld.

This report includes classifications of 2 Type Ia's, 1, Type II and, 1 TDE as well two targets showing a blue continuum with no clear classification. AT2024bgz is spectrally matched to known TDEs. AT…

AT2024biz is indeed a SN, possibly type II around max, needs re-confirmation

This report includes classifications of 5 Type Ia SNe and 1 Type II-P SN.

This report includes classifications of 3 Type Ia, 1 Type II, 1 Type IIn and 1 CV.

We report ZTF discovery of the second flare from the TDE AT2022dbl.

Here we report the ATLAS discovery of the transient ATLAS24bua (AT2024bqy) in galaxy ESO 580- G 031 at magnitude m_o = 18.38 +/- 0.12. At a distance of 78 Mpc (redshift independent, from NED), the t…

This report includes classifications of 3 Type Ia SNe and 1 Type Ia-91bg-like SN.

Here we report the ATLAS discovery of the transient ATLAS24btz (AT2024bqr) in galaxy UGC 09343 at magnitude m_c = 17.42 +/- 0.06. At a distance of 75 Mpc, the transient was discovered on MJD = 60343…

Here we report the ATLAS discovery of the transient ATLAS24bry (AT2024bks) in galaxy ESO 508- G 008 at magnitude m_o = 18.32 +/- 0.17. At a distance of 87 Mpc, the transient was discovered on MJD = …

Here we report the ATLAS discovery of the transient ATLAS2024bta (AT2024blf) in galaxy CGCG 063-029 at magnitude o = 18.84 +/- 0.12. At a distance of 97 Mpc, the transient was discovered on MJD = 603…

We report the classification of the optical transient ZTF20abwtifz/AT2020afhd (RA = 03:13:35.67, Dec = -02:09:06.21, z = 0.024) as a tidal disruption event (TDE) due to its persistent blue optical co…

This report includes classifications of the CV AT 2023beb

This report includes classifications of the peculiar Type Ia (02cx-like) SN 2024bfu around maximum and the possible TDE AT 2024as. We encourage followup observations

We report the spectroscopic classification of AT 2023sil as a Type II SN

This report includes classifications of 1 Type Ia, 1 early Type II SNe and 1 CV.

Here we report the ATLAS discovery of the transient ATLAS24bkf (AT2024ayv) in galaxy IC 4326 at magnitude m_o = 17.91 +/- 0.12. At a distance of 65 Mpc, the transient was discovered on MJD = 60337.3…

Here we report the ATLAS discovery of the transient ATLAS24bie (AT2024atk) in galaxy IC 4221 at magnitude m_o = 17.78 +/- 0.10. At a distance of 42 Mpc, the transient was discovered on MJD = 60333.0…