Observation by Kevin Gurney: The Little Sombrero and supernova

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Kevin Gurney

Observer

Kevin Gurney

Observed

2021 Oct 06 - 14:28

Uploaded

2021 Oct 06 - 14:32

Objects

NGC7814

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Constellation

Pegasus

Field centre

RA: 00h03m
Dec: +16°08'
Position angle: -177°22'

Field size

0°30' × 0°22'

Equipment
  • Altair Astro 10in Ritchey-Chretien truss tube
  • Fornax 102 Mount
  • ZWO ASI 1600MM cool
  • Atik EFW, and Baader LUM filter
  • OAG and SX Lodestar2
Exposure

90 mins of luminance, 18 subs, 300s each

Location

Embourie, Charente, France

Target name

NGC 7814

Title

The Little Sombrero and supernova

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Kevin Gurney
Kevin Gurney, 2021 Oct 06 - 14:34 UTC

I thought this galaxy was good target with its splendid edge-on display. Indeed it is, but there was a bonus: when I looked around at recent images online, there is a recent supernova in this galaxy - SN2021rhu. This was reported on 1st July 2021, and is now fading. I have stretched the image to make it more visible, and provided an annotation.
The name 'Little Sombrero' stems from similarity to its larger counterpart - the Sombrero galaxy M104. The diffraction lines on the stars just happen to line-up with galaxy's orientation giving a pleasing effect 

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