Observation by Grant Privett: Super nova in NGC3938 26th May

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Grant Privett

Observer

Grant Privett

Observed

2017 May 26 - 21:41

Uploaded

2017 May 27 - 15:25

Objects

NGC3938

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Constellation

Ursa Major

Field centre

RA: 11^h52^m
Dec: +44°07'
Position angle: +2°44'

Field size

0°08' × 0°09'

Equipment

10" Altair RC
Starlight Trius 694

Exposure

8x 60s unfiltered

Location

Wiltshire

Target name

NGC3938

Title

Super nova in NGC3938 26th May

About this image

Nothing fancy. A quick unfiltered image of the recent supernova discovery. Something nice to do while I worked out what was wrong with my software (probably a leap second offset issue, now you ask). I tried comet johns first. Boy, was it dull (on my field of view scale anyway).

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ngc3938 sn2017 annotated.jpg (192.4 kB)

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