Observation by Peter Anderson: 1987 Supernova in the LMC

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Peter Anderson

Observer

Peter Anderson

Observed

2010 Feb 26 - 00:00

Uploaded

2020 Jun 24 - 06:39

Objects

The Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC)

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Constellation

Dorado

Field centre

RA: 05h30m
Dec: -69°16'
Position angle: +4°31'

Field size

3°07' × 2°10'

Equipment
  • 20" F5.6 Baush & Lomb telephoto
Exposure

~10mins F5.6 400 ISO Kodak Tri-X (Exact details uncertain but can be checked)

Location

Brisbane Australia

Target name

Supernova 1987A

Title

1987 Supernova in the LMC

About this image

Image was 26th February 1987.  This supernova reached MV 2.8. The image was with the 20" Bausch & Lomb telephoto described in the preceding image, and using a 35mm Minolta SLR camera. The lens was mounted on my 16" F6 equatorially mounted Newtonian Telescope.

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