Supernova 2022hrs in NGC4647
Image Description and Details : Here is a quick view of a new supernova located in the galaxy NGC4647 and discovered by Koichi Itagaki on April 16, 2022. At the time of imaging it was at magnitude 12.6. The comparison image on the top was taken using my 12” Meade LX-90 back in 2020. The large elliptical galaxy next to NGC4647 is Messier 60 (M60), they form a pair known as ARP116 and are interacting with each other.
Tech Specs: Orion 8" f/8 Ritchey-Chretien Astrograph Telescope, Celestron CGEM-DX pier mounted, ZWO ASI290MC and ASI071MC-Pro, ZWO AAPlus, ZWO EAF, 48 x 60 seconds at -10C plus darks and flats, BIN2,, processed using PixInsight and DSS. Image Date: April 25, 2022. Location: The Dark Side Observatory, Weatherly, PA, USA (Bortle Class 4).
Copyright: Tom Wildoner/The Dark Side Observatory
AAPOD2 Title: Supernova 2022hrs in NGC4647
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