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Supernova 2012aw discovered in M95
Supernova 2012aw discovered in M95
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It is how many people, less fortunate than you, got to look through it."
-- John Dobson.
email: gary[at]astro.sg
twitter: @astrosg
"The importance of a telescope is not how big it is, how well made it is.
It is how many people, less fortunate than you, got to look through it."
-- John Dobson.
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orly_andico
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Re: Supernova 2012aw discovered in M95
yeah there's some guy over on the AP yahoogroup who captured two nights shots of M95 - and the SN is visible in the second night but not the first!
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Slooh Space Camera presents Supernova in M95
"It is the first person who *notices* it that gets the credit and not the first person to image it." lol.
"It is the first person who *notices* it that gets the credit and not the first person to image it." lol.
http://www.astro.sg
email: gary[at]astro.sg
twitter: @astrosg
"The importance of a telescope is not how big it is, how well made it is.
It is how many people, less fortunate than you, got to look through it."
-- John Dobson.
email: gary[at]astro.sg
twitter: @astrosg
"The importance of a telescope is not how big it is, how well made it is.
It is how many people, less fortunate than you, got to look through it."
-- John Dobson.
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Re: Supernova 2012aw discovered in M95
dun understand the video in the blog leh...
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Re: Supernova 2012aw discovered in M95
I think I managed to image Supernova SN 2012aw in M95 last night.
Here is the image with annotations on some surrounding stars.
Imaging details: Meade LX-90 8" SCT f/10, Canon EOS 60D at ISO 1600, 15s.
Taken from Singapore city centre on 22 March 2012 at 13:02UTC (9:02pm local time).
Based on a comparison of these stars, I think the supernova was at approx mag 12.7
The core of the host galaxy M95, at approx 33 million light years from Earth, can be seen below-left of the suspected supernova as a smudge. The supernova was almost as bright as its host galaxy!
Below the image is a screenshot from TheSky planetarium software showing M95 and surrounding stars.
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Here is the image with annotations on some surrounding stars.
Imaging details: Meade LX-90 8" SCT f/10, Canon EOS 60D at ISO 1600, 15s.
Taken from Singapore city centre on 22 March 2012 at 13:02UTC (9:02pm local time).
Based on a comparison of these stars, I think the supernova was at approx mag 12.7
The core of the host galaxy M95, at approx 33 million light years from Earth, can be seen below-left of the suspected supernova as a smudge. The supernova was almost as bright as its host galaxy!
Below the image is a screenshot from TheSky planetarium software showing M95 and surrounding stars.
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Congrats! Great job!
http://www.astro.sg
email: gary[at]astro.sg
twitter: @astrosg
"The importance of a telescope is not how big it is, how well made it is.
It is how many people, less fortunate than you, got to look through it."
-- John Dobson.
email: gary[at]astro.sg
twitter: @astrosg
"The importance of a telescope is not how big it is, how well made it is.
It is how many people, less fortunate than you, got to look through it."
-- John Dobson.
Re: Supernova 2012aw discovered in M95
Amazing...it must be shining the equivalent of thousands of stars to be able to be seen at 12 mag from 33 mil light yrs. away.. ![[smilie=cool.gif]](./images/smilies/cool.gif "cool")