Observation by Kwong Man: Recent supernova in Draco NGC 5907

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Kwong Man

Observer

Kwong Man

Observed

2026 Apr 26 - 00:48

Uploaded

2026 Apr 27 - 12:12

Objects

NGC5906
The Splinter Galaxy (NGC5907)

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Constellation

Draco

Field centre

RA: 15^h15^m
Dec: +56°21'
Position angle: +121°45'

Field size

1°09' × 0°42'

Equipment

Skywatcher 100EDX refractor
ZWO ASI585mc pro
Skywatcher HEQ5 Pro

Exposure

120secs, gain 200

Location

Edgware, Middlesex

Target name

SN 2026kid in NGC 5907 in Draco

Title

Recent supernova in Draco NGC 5907

About this image

30x120secs exposures taken with the Skywatcher 100EDX Esprit F5.5 at 550mm focal length. Images acquired with the ZWO ASI585mc pro camera at -10C and gain setting of 200. Computerised imaging with the APT, stacking in DSS and processed in Siril and finalised in Photoshop. Original image saved in .jpg format but resized to 1280 in longest length for display.

Files associated with this observation

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