Popular Post Sheila Posted May 24, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted May 24, 2017 (edited) finally got a spare hour or two last night and saw there was a super nova about so had a quick go with the 130 and the MyT Also did unguided on the MyT, not up to the GM standard but not bad 18 subs Luminescence at 300s, was a bit murky but happy I got something Edited May 24, 2017 by Sheila +Ibbo, Tweedledee, wolfman_55 and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 Lovely image Sheila. The supernova still looks large and bright. Sheila 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheila Posted May 24, 2017 Author Share Posted May 24, 2017 8 minutes ago, Doc said: Lovely image Sheila. The supernova still looks large and bright. yup seems to be lasting well there. Was a difficult target to get looking through a lot of stuff in between i think +Ibbo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tweedledee Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 Very nice image with a lot of detail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Ibbo Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 4 minutes ago, Sheila said: yup seems to be lasting well there. Was a difficult target to get looking through a lot of stuff in between i think nice record of the N Yes I believe there is a fair amount of dust and stuff between us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tweedledee Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 26 minutes ago, Ibbo said: nice record of the N Yes I believe there is a fair amount of dust and stuff between us I see it is only 11 degrees above the galactic equator, so we are seeing it through a fairly dense part of the Milky Way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smithysteve Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 Nice image Sheila! The nova is still bright... Do you intend further images over the next few weeks (weather permitting) it would be good to see how quickly it fades... ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheila Posted May 24, 2017 Author Share Posted May 24, 2017 doubt if the weather is going to hold for that. but might try if it does Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tweedledee Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 Just had a look at Stellarium, and it might be interesting to note that a little over 50% of the Fireworks Galaxy NGC6946 including the nucleus is in Cygnus. The Supernova is in Cepheus, about half an arcminute from the border with Cygnus. Anyway it is as near to both constellations as makes no difference. Some sources state that the (galaxy and/or supernova) is in Cepheus, some Cygnus and some mention both. I'd like to know how some of these official constellation boundaries got so unnecessarily convoluted, as it is certainly a bit of a jigsaw puzzle near this galaxy. Ten supernovae have been observed in the galaxy in the last 100 years, giving rise to the it's name. I originally thought it was called the Fireworks Galaxy because it looked like a catherine wheel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheila Posted May 24, 2017 Author Share Posted May 24, 2017 oh dear so did I, i thought it looked like a firework too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 Great image and detail Sheila Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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