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Monroe, WA, USA
02:00 am
Celestron EdgeHD 9.25" w/ 0.8x reducer
Optolong L-Pro and L-Extreme filters
ZWO ASI294MC Pro cooled camera
Celestron CGEM-iI Mount
32 x 5-minute Ha + 85 x 3-minute RGB stacked and processed in PixInsight
A few weeks ago, supernova 2023 ixf was discovered. A massive star ran out of fuel and violently collapsed, causing a brilliant explosion that can be clearly seen 21 million light years away. It is the closet supernova to earth in the past 5 years and 2nd discovered in the area in the past 15 years. Messier 101, Pinwheel Galaxy, supernova visible top middle.
