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Nikon Coolpix on tripod. Optical zoom. Some Earthshine visible on Moon.

Surprised to find it had cleared off. Forecast was for cloudy skies so I didn't set up the telescope.

The view of the moon and Venus was so beautiful I had to get a shot of them.

TCP J15063158+0926356

Though TOCP reports the discovery of this transient as January 20, 2012, it was actually discovered by myself on December 30, 2011 when examining SNHunt images. At the time the object was believed to be noise and not reported. When this galaxy cycled back on January 20, the object was still there and a perhaps a little brighter.

SDSS image of field: cas.sdss.org/dr7/en/tools/chart/navi.asp?ra=226.63208&amp...

Celestron 11-inch f/3.3 SCT
Orion StarShoot DSMI II
3 x 20 seconds unfiltered
January 20, 2012

Celestron 11-inch f/3.3 SCT
Orion StarShoot DSMI II
4 x 20 seconds unfiltered
January 20, 2012

The underlying galaxy is far fainter than the supernova.
SDSS image: cas.sdss.org/astro/en/tools/chart/navi.asp?ra=44.61418631...

Comparison stars:
SDSS J025835.33+060912.5 = 16.43V
SDSS J025837.68+061213.5 =17.26V