Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cepheus (Cep)  ·  Contains:  NGC 6939  ·  NGC 6946
Supernova 2017eaw in NGC 6946 wide field shot with NGC 6939, 



    
        

            Mike Oates
Supernova 2017eaw in NGC 6946 wide field shot with NGC 6939
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Supernova 2017eaw in NGC 6946 wide field shot with NGC 6939

Supernova 2017eaw in NGC 6946 wide field shot with NGC 6939, 



    
        

            Mike Oates
Supernova 2017eaw in NGC 6946 wide field shot with NGC 6939
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Supernova 2017eaw in NGC 6946 wide field shot with NGC 6939

Acquisition details

Dates:
May 18, 2017
Frames:
7×300(35′)
Integration:
35′
Avg. Moon age:
21.65 days
Avg. Moon phase:
55.30%

Basic astrometry details

Astrometry.net job: 1581749

RA center: 20h33m51s.1

DEC center: +60°1930

Pixel scale: 1.436 arcsec/pixel

Orientation: 0.617 degrees

Field radius: 0.889 degrees

Resolution: 3406x2876

File size: 4.8 MB

Locations: The Hills Observatory, Manchester, United Kingdom

Data source: Backyard

Description

Had an unexpected break in the clouds and managed to get a quick shot of this Supernova. Very little exposure with just one 5min sub each of blue and green and 5x 5min subs of red, cloud stopped imaging, but very happy with the result.

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Supernova 2017eaw in NGC 6946 wide field shot with NGC 6939, 



    
        

            Mike Oates