Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Ursa Major (UMa)  ·  Contains:  M 101  ·  NGC 5451  ·  NGC 5455  ·  NGC 5457  ·  NGC 5461
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M101-Before and After the Explosion of SN 2023ixf, Jonathan Middleton

M101-Before and After the Explosion of SN 2023ixf

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M101-Before and After the Explosion of SN 2023ixf, Jonathan Middleton

M101-Before and After the Explosion of SN 2023ixf

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I happened to image M101 on May 2, 2023 and then after hearing the news of  SN 2023ixf exploding, I did a comparison last night, May 25th, with 3hrs of RGB data. Its so fascinating bieng able to see events take place 21 million light years from my backyard!

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M101-Before and After the Explosion of SN 2023ixf, Jonathan Middleton