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Jeremy Likness
Monroe, WA, USA
05/25/2023
02:00 am

Equipment Details:

Celestron EdgeHD 9.25" w/ 0.8x reducer
Optolong L-Pro and L-Extreme filters
ZWO ASI294MC Pro cooled camera
Celestron CGEM-iI Mount

Post-processing Details:

32 x 5-minute Ha + 85 x 3-minute RGB stacked and processed in PixInsight

Image Details:

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.