Jump to content

Banner.jpg.b89429c566825f6ab32bcafbada449c9.jpg

Supernova in NGC5643


HiloDon

Recommended Posts

A bright supernova was discovered on March 10th in NGC5643, a spiral galaxy 55mly away in the constellation Lupus.  We have been trying to view this SN here in Hawaii for the past few weeks, but something has always interfered with our efforts.  We finally got a good shot at it last night with our EAA system, a CPC1100HD at F5 and an Ultrastar C camera with Paul's Starlight Live software.  Exposure was 10x30s, mean stack and x^0.25 scaling.
 
Here's a link to an article about the SN.
 
 
5903f8080ba2a_NGC5643SN2017.thumb.jpg.3adf3daf3c4b6eaaef3c753e9b7fbeda.jpg
 
Here's some before/after images showing the SN.
 
IMG_0719.JPG.3a36371ef80957c107f9511ee0d3c432.JPG
 
Don
 
Link to comment
Share on other sites

On 4/28/2017 at 23:43, Martin Meredith said:

Great work Don! That looks like a bright one (and maybe relatively brighter in your shot than the discovery image?)

Martin

Thank, Martin.  

I think it's gotten quite a bit brighter since the discovery.  The attached article discusses that and their image shows it similar to mine.  It's amazing to have something that bright so far away, and also amazing that we're seeing an event that took place 55 million years ago.  Kind of like a time machine.

Don

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Archived

This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.

  • Recently Browsing   0 members

    • No registered users viewing this page.
×
×
  • Create New...

Important Information

We have placed cookies on your device to help make this website better. You can adjust your cookie settings, otherwise we'll assume you're okay to continue. By using this site, you agree to our Terms of Use.