Observation by Simon Dawes: Supernova 2020hfv in NGC3643

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Mr Simon Francis Dawes

Observer

Simon Dawes

Observed

2020 May 13 - 22:59

Uploaded

2020 May 20 - 10:27

Objects

NGC3643

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Constellation

Leo

Field centre

RA: 11^h21^m
Dec: +03°00'
Position angle: -85°48'

Field size

0°15' × 0°12'

Equipment

Sky Watcher MN190
Skywatcher EQ6 Pro
IDAS LPS D2 filter

Exposure

300s subs

Location

Bexleyheath, Kent (S.E. London really), England

Target name

Supernova 2020hfv in NGC3643

Title

Supernova 2020hfv in NGC3643

About this image

It's a horrible image, my guiding was looking very good (RMS 0.7") but I was getting a bit of trailing - I've not been able to track this down yet and it seems to be intermittent, but often in the same general physical position hopefully once I've fitted an OAG it will solve the problem.

Very faint Galaxy, very bright SN!

EDIT:
I used some tricks in Photoshop to hide the poor tracking (well a little - it isn't perfect) and reduced the space noise.

Files associated with this observation

NGC3643 SNhfv 2020-05-13_0.jpg (186.7 kB)

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Callum Potter, Jeremy Shears, Andy Wilson, David Basey, Graham Winstanley, Honor Wheeler, Alan Thomas, Martin Crow, Mr Simon Francis Dawes

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