Supernova 2023ixf (MountainAir)

Celestial hemisphere: Northern · Constellation: Ursa Major (UMa) · Contains: M 101 · NGC 5451 · NGC 5455 · NGC 5457 · NGC 5461

Supernova 2023ixf

When I was 12 years old, SN1987A captured my imagination. I remember reading about it in a science magazine in my middle school library and being enthralled by something new appearing in the night sky. It was like our own SN1054. Little did I know how often stars went supernova within the reach of telescopes here on Earth.

On May 19th, Koichi Itagaki discovered a new supernova in M101, near NGC 5461. It grew in brightness over the weekend, and is now quite bright even with a small refractor.

I quickly captured this target last night, between clouds and two other targets. I have only 30 minutes in each of R, G and B so I will be trying to capture more this week as clouds permit. However, I was quite impressed with how this came out (and with the quick post-processing job before work this morning).

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