Supernova in M51 taken under light polluted skies with 8in f7 reflector using Canon Digital Rebel, one minute unguided at ISO 800![]() The supernova in this photograph is in first spiral arm, pointed to by red " \ " . It is about 1,000,000,000 times as luminous as our sun. First time here? Click on "ALL SIZES"
Photometry Reference Image is at www.rochesterastronomy.org/snimages/reference/n5194.jpg More images at www.astrosurf.com/snweb2/2005/05cs/05csImag.htm A Canon Rebel picture: www.rochesterastronomy.org/sn2005/n5194s12.jpg A page devoted to information on Supernova 2005cs is at www.rochesterastronomy.org/sn2005/sn2005cs.html See also www.arksky.org/smf/index.php?topic=695.0 The above picture is a much processed version of flickr.com/photos/edhiker/23992677/ Portable telescope drive used is at flickr.com/photos/edhiker/23891077/ IMG_2294GCQ95_filteredGCCrQ95-red_filtered_Marked.jpg CommentsNYC Comets
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A new Sky and Telescope news article is at skyandtelescope.com/news/article_1544_1.asp
"Supernova 2005cs was discovered on June 28th by amateur supernova hunter Wolfgang Kloehr of Schweinfurt, Germany... Prediscovery images show the supernova at 16th magnitude just a few days before it was spotted. It remains at about magnitude 14.1 as of July 8th. It's located 78 arcseconds south of the galaxy's nucleus"
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