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  • 26 May 2017 at 9:28 pm #573757
    Jeremy Shears
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    Congratulations to Ron on his latest SN discovery in NGC 3938 on May 25.969 at mag 17.6

    Spectroscopy showed in to be a Type 1c SN.

    NGC 3938 is face on spiral in Ursa Major. A lovely target for imaging.

    Well done Ron!

    26 May 2017 at 11:44 pm #578236
    Nick James
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    Yes, many congratulations to Ron. Here’s an image of the new SN taken a couple of minutes ago.

    27 May 2017 at 4:14 pm #578240
    Grant Privett
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    I was struck by how obvious the 17th mag SN was, despite being seen against the spiral arm.

    Taken with a Starlight Trius 694 and an Altair 10″ RC. 8x 60s exposures centred on 224139UT on 26th May 2017.

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