Supernova 2009JF

[RobH]

I was out the other night and grabbed a few subs of NGC7479 as I'd heard there was a supernova currently doing what supernovae do in it.

It's in the upper left of the galaxy.

I'd taken a few subs 2 years before with a DSI and 14 inch SCT, so I rescaled with registar and this is my first attempt at an animation.

The difference between the amount of light gathered with the 14 and quite a few subs, and my 6 inch frac and very few subs is obvious, so apologies about the quality.

Click on the image for the animation.

Cheers

Rob

[ncjunk]

Very nice animation, nice to see the supernova....why apologise? it is goooooood.

Neil C

[gary1968]

Thats great work Rob, good to see the before and during. All you need now is an 'after' shot to complete the set. Thanks for sharing.

Gary

[Yoddha]

Great animation!

BTW interesting comparison, the difference between apertures is 2.33 times, and I can't tell than refractor image is more than twice fainter... Wondering what are the exposure times?

[Jamie]

Fantastic Rob.....

Thanks for sharing....

[barkis]

Quite a good animation Rob. Shows the SN very well, and could well be a publication candidate.

Ron.

[MikeD]

Nice job Rob, and a very nice galaxy.

One for my list of to do's.

Mike.

[lunator]

Rob

Excellent animation.

are you hoping to image the 'fade'?

Cheers

Ian

[RobH]

Rob

are you hoping to image the 'fade'?

Ian

I would love to shoot the galaxy in detailed LRGB, both during, and after, but I'm back at work in a week, which means I'll be out of the country until Christmas, so I'll miss it.

It'd be a great image for someone to do though

The subs are 8 x 5 minutes with the refractor, and a lot more, but only 2 minute, subs with the 14.

I have equalised them a bit before I put them together though.

Cheers

Rob

[Taff]

That's a nice capture Rob' of the galaxy.Thanks about the super nova.Mark

[steppenwolf]

That's a cracker, Rob - no missing that one!

[NickH]

Fantastic Rob...love it

[Beyond_Vision]

A great image Rob thanks for sharing it with us . I went to a talk last week about Supernovae by the Reverend Bob Evans who has spotted over 40 + of these by eye. He is able to remember upto 1000 galaxies and their foreground stars and can spot the difference

Regards

Kevin

[Starflyer]

Great animation Rob, it's nice to see the before and after shots.

[JCJC]

Wow, that's amazing Rob. Where do you get the info about Supernovae?

Jordan

[jgs001]

Very well done Rob... that's so obvious in the ani

[Trevor N]

Excellent stuff Rob. Encouraging to everyone . Trevor

[Sam]

very nice Rob! it's amazing to think the brightness of the thing nearly outshines it's galaxy - mind boogling!

[moocher]

Yet another supernova, but alas not here in the MW. Were long overdue our own light show!!!! Nice image Rob and great animation....

Alan:)

[MartinB]

Great stuff. Really enjoyed looking at that thanks Rob

[ShadowsOfThePast]

Hello im new into all this and im just wondering is this supanova dangerous for us here on earth?

[SteveL]

Hello im new into all this and im just wondering is this supanova dangerous for us here on earth?

No, not at all...

[ShadowsOfThePast]

so what if a supernova was to explode near earth or in this galaxy could that prove dangerous?

[RichardW]

A great image with interest Rob! As it is in another galaxy, absolutely no danger. If it were in our part of the Milky Way, then that's a different matter. Radiation would destroy the ozone layer and life and if it was a nearby star, could strip away the atmosphere.

Richard

[Guest]

this pictures is very good but if the sky was not so clear, the picture quality will be not perfect.

Arnaud