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HARSHWARDHAN PATHAK
IC Astronomy Observatory, Spain
07/19/2023
11:30 pm

Equipment Details:

Telescope: Officina Stellare 700RC

Mount: Stellare equatorial fork mount

Camera: QHY 600M Pro

Filters used: Astrodon LRGB (3nm)

Post-processing Details:

Processing software's used: Pixinsight and Adobe Photoshop

Image Details:

Pinwheel Galaxy in the Ursa Major constellation which is 21 million light-years away from the Earth, On 20 May 2023, rare supernovae named 'Supernovae 2023 IXF' occurred in the arms of the Pinwheel Galaxy which has an apparent magnitude of approximately 11. Which can be seen through the telescope as a bright star for a few months until it cools down completely. In this image, you can see a bright Supernovae in the spiral arms of the galaxy.
Total integration of the image is 2 hour 46 min.