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Old 19-12-2011, 04:26 AM
SteveG (Steve)
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I had a chance to view the supernova in NGC 1404 last night from northern California (dec +38.7). I'd guesstimate the brightness at mag 12.0, though I didn't a chart that showed reference magnitudes. The supernova was approximately the same brightness as a star that's situated just off the southeast edge of the halo. In any case, it's quite a sight, so close to the core of the galaxy and looks like a "double" with the core at lower power (I used 285x for the best view).

I took the opportunity to go through the Fornax cluster again, taking notes on about 20 galaxies!

Has anyone else observed it in the last few days?

Steve
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