Great capture! Last night I was out imaging Flamsteed Catalogue stars in Lynx and Ursa Major. These are wide field images with the intent to locate double star systems near brighter stars. While in Ursa Major, I just happen to snap a 30 second exposure at ISO 1600 and did manage to capture the super nova as well. Comparing it to star magnitudes accessed via Aladin, I am estimating the Vmag at the time of my image at approximately 12.0. According to the Purdue University website, they are estimating the visual magnitude now at 10.8 making it accessible to many backyard scopes if the conditions are good. I have attached a screen shot.?
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I had to do a bit of manipulation to get your image to reflect a corrected/naked eye orientation. I am curious how your image is being generated. Can you provide some details on equipment and exposure settings. Thank-you!!
Cheers, Chris.
On Monday, May 22, 2023 at 10:46:51 a.m. EDT, <darrylsprecher@...> wrote:
Just a heads-up in case anyone hasn¡¯t seen the news. A supernova exploded in M101 three days ago and is rapidly brightening. I captured it last night from my backyard in Alta Vista, in EAA style. M101 is favourably placed in the sky right now and the SN is easy to capture ¡ª not sure what it¡¯s like visually though¡
Chris T
