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M82 M81 Bode's Nebula with SuperNova in progress, Kevin Snedden
M82 M81 Bode's Nebula with SuperNova in progress
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M82 M81 Bode's Nebula with SuperNova in progress

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Near peak brightness of White Dwarf Supernova (standard candle) in progress in the Cigar Galaxy

Only the third image made from my homebuilt 127mm Achromat

PHD refused to calibrate RA because tracking was too spot on, so I made 7, 240 second exposures with no guiding!

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  • M82 M81 Bode's Nebula with SuperNova in progress, Kevin Snedden
    Original
  • M82 M81 Bode's Nebula with SuperNova in progress, Kevin Snedden
    B
  • M82 M81 Bode's Nebula with SuperNova in progress, Kevin Snedden
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  • Final
    M82 M81 Bode's Nebula with SuperNova in progress, Kevin Snedden
    D

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M82 M81 Bode's Nebula with SuperNova in progress, Kevin Snedden

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