M100 and Supernova

[smerral]

M100 and supernova 2019 ehk, imaged last night with the Celestron C8 at f.5 and the Starlight Xpress SXV-H9C. 7x300 secs and 3x600 secs.  The supernova is the star nearest the core.
 

[tomato]

Brilliant! Just missed it by inches (in astronomical terms), took this on March 29th.

Needless to say, I don’t play the lottery...

[Tomatobro]

A few light days I think....................

[smerral]

Ooo that'a a nice one mate! 😍 What equipment did you use? As far as the supernova, better luck next time! 😂

[tomato]

1 hour ago, smerral said:

Ooo that'a a nice one mate! 😍 What equipment did you use? As far as the supernova, better luck next time! 😂

Thanks, its a ZWO ASI120 on the end of an Esprit 150. This was 60 x 60s L, 15 x 120s each on RGB,  150 mins total integration. No cooling on this camera, so running at ambient, 5-10 degrees C.  I have since moved to an ASI178 with a retro fitted cooler, getting better results with that.

I guess the odds of finding a supernova (amongst those who are looking for one), must be much better than winning the lottery jackpot?

[smerral]

Ah I have the same camera.  I have done some decent shots with the Altair GPcam mono that has the same chip.  Again I used the C8.  I only imaged this because one of my online astro friends suggested it as I was setting up. I'd forgotten about the supernova.  It wasn't my original target.