M101 Pinwheel Galaxy Before and After the Supernova 2023 ixf (Location of Supernova 2023 ixf with Mouseover) (Marc Whitsett)

Celestial hemisphere: Northern · Constellation: Ursa Major (UMa) · Contains: M 101 · NGC 5447 · NGC 5449 · NGC 5450 · NGC 5451 · NGC 5453 · NGC 5455 · NGC 5457 · NGC 5461 · NGC 5462 · NGC 5471 · Pinwheel galaxy

M101 Pinwheel Galaxy Before and After the Supernova 2023 ixf (Location of Supernova 2023 ixf with Mouseover)

This image was taken on 6/18/2022 about 11 months prior to the discovery of Supernova 2023 ixf on 5/19/2023.

I hope to image the supernova which has been hampered by smoke from the Alberta fires limiting visibility.

Update:

Images taken on 5/22/2023. The quality is attenuated due to the Alberta fires and limited imaging time.

However, the light frames, on inspection without processing, CLEARLY show the increased magnitude of the Supernova as well.

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Title: M101 Imaged on 5.22.2023 with Supernova 2023 ixf visible

Description: I finally got the image of the Supernova [compare to June 2022]. My image is limited by the Alberta fires and I only had 1 night of imaging available due to weather.

One can clearly see the increased magnitude of the Supernova that exploded some 20 million years ago!

First discovered on 5/19/2023 we can only speculate how long it will it last.

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RA (center)	14h03m10s.782
RA (top/left)	14h01m46s.200
RA (top/right)	14h01m15s.493
RA (bottom/right)	14h04m34s.267
RA (bottom/left)	14h05m07s.680

Dec (center)	+54°21′12″.24
Dec (top/left)	+54°41′05″.92
Dec (top/right)	+54°04′57″.60
Dec (bottom/right)	+54°01′13″.25
Dec (bottom/left)	+54°37′18″.56

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