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Imaging telescopes or lenses: Meade ETX-70, GSO Newton 8" f/4
Imaging cameras: Canon EOS 350D / Digital Rebel XT
Mounts: Meade LXD75
Guiding telescopes or lenses: Bresser Skylux 70/700
Guiding cameras: Meade DSI
Software: DeepSkyStacker, Pleiades Astrophoto PixInsight LE, PHD guiding, Incanus Astro Photography Tool
Accessories: Teleskop-Service Coma Corrector
Resolution: 1024x640
Dates: Sept. 19, 2011
Locations: Vallés - Valencia (Spain)
Frames: 38x50" ISO800
Integration: 0.5 hours
Darks: ~15
Flats: ~6
Bias: ~99
Avg. Moon age: 20.70 days
Avg. Moon phase: 65.18%
Bortle Dark-Sky Scale: 6.00
Mean FWHM: 4.64
One of the most soon detected supernovas after start your blast, when it was discovered on 2011 August 24 shone still with 17 magnitude in one of the Pinwheel Galaxy spiral arms (M101) into Ursa Major. On September 10, reached your most brightness to 9,9 magnitude (a quarter of galaxy global brightness) being observable with small telescopes. Moreover, it has been one of "nearest" to Earth on some decades, to 21 milion light-years away.
The left image (without supernova) was taken on April 9, 2010 from other location and distinct gear.
More info into the Blog C O M E T O G R A F I A (in Spanish)
