NGC5128 Supernova

[PeterM]

Thanks again all.

Seems the progenitor "may" have already been identified, this is amazing so quick.

[kinetic (Steve)]

Congrats Peter!
Nice catch!
Here is a quick and dirty from the obs last night
Meade DSI II Mono and the 12" Newt.

Steve

[astroron (Ron)]

Originally Posted by kinetic

Congrats Peter!
Nice catch!
Here is a quick and dirty from the obs last night
Meade DSI II Mono and the 12" Newt.

Steve

Nice one Steve.
Too dim for my 16" visibly.
Cheers

[PeterM]

New Atel 8720 (the 12th so far) re possible progenitor using Keck II telescope. Worth clicking on link that comes with the the Atel
http://w.astro.berkeley.edu/~pkelly/F814W_16adj.png
Supernova 2016adj is still easily seen as this 1 sec image taken tonight shows (12inch LX200ACF@F7/SXVH694)
Peter

[PeterM]

Nice to see its todays APod. Anyone here still planning to image this?
Peter.

[Atmos (Colin)]

I'd like to but probably won't get around to it for another fortnight or so.

[pfitzgerald (Paul)]

I'll have another go at it this weekend Peter - Melbourne's weather permitting.

clearoutside.com is currently predicting clear skies Saturday and Sunday night.

Paul

[Somnium (Aidan)]

the discovery made for an APOD today

http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html

[bojan]

Still visible.. it looks like it faded slightly (just my gut feeling.. last night visibility was better than a month ago, yet it is harder to see it on image)

[Greg Bock (Greg Bock)]

Hi all,
Apparently, this is one of the closest supernovae since the invention of the telescope, see the article about HST and the Spitzer telescopes here: http://blogs.goucher.edu/intheloop/9...red-supernova/

So, i thought it was worthwhile to find out the status of orbiting satellites that are involved with SN2016adj.
There are four satellites of NASA’s Great Observatories Program, three of which are still orbiting and operational. The Compton Gamma Ray telescope re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on June 4, 2000. The remaining three telescopes are now all involved with studying this supernova and includes:

Pre-explosion X-ray data from the Chandra X-ray Observatory - http://www.astronomerstelegram.org/?read=8677

Optical data from the Hubble Space Telescope using pre-explosion images of 6 July 2010 and post explosion images taken on 22 February 2016. http://www.astronomerstelegram.org/?read=8759

And, as mentioned above, The Spitzer IR telescope will be used soon.

Added to NASA’s Great Observatories are measurements from the Swift Gamma-Ray burst Mission, see here for the UV data from the Swift Satellite - http://www.astronomerstelegram.org/?read=8662

So, altogether, that makes three of NASA’s Great Observatories, plus the Swift Gamma-Ray burst telescope.
From an astronomical Pro-Am point of view, you can’t get much better than that!
Of course, the HST data is the icing on the cake!

[PeterM]

The Supernova is still there a month after discovery. Here is a 30 second image from Sunday morning.

[gary]

Originally Posted by Greg Bock

Hi all,
Apparently, this is one of the closest supernovae since the invention of the telescope ...

...

So, altogether, that makes three of NASA’s Great Observatories, plus the Swift Gamma-Ray burst telescope.
From an astronomical Pro-Am point of view, you can’t get much better than that!
Of course, the HST data is the icing on the cake!

That's really cool Greg!

Plus it highlights the fabulous contribution you guys are making to
helping in our understanding of the universe.

Congratulations again and well done!!!

[astroron (Ron)]

Originally Posted by PeterM

The Supernova is still there a month after discovery. Here is a 30 second image from Sunday morning.

Nice image Peter.
If only we could see it visually.
Cheers

[PeterM]

Thanks Gary & Ron,
infact thanks to all here who have looked at the thread. Your comments and good wishes are most appreciated.
We know there is much ongoing with the professionals with sn2016adj and we are looking forward to seeing just what comes of it.
Is there anyone else here still following or imaging?

[pfitzgerald (Paul)]

Hi Peter

Between work, family and the weather I have not had an opportunity to capture another image of the SN since that first lucky snap I took early in the morning on Sat 6/2. However I am hoping to image it for an hour or so at this weekend's Snake Valley Astro Camp.

Congratulations again to you and the team - It's been really exciting and informative following this thread, and the results obtained by the 'Big Boys' and their toys.

Kind regards

Paul

PS If I'm fortunate enough to obtain an image this weekend I'll post it here early next week.

[grimsay (Iain)]

Yes Peter, still following with interest. Very interesting and inspirational. Thank you and congrats.

[andyc (Andy)]

Took another image of SN2016adj this week, managed to separate the SN nicely from the star with better viewing conditions. Still looks a fairly similar brightness to my image of 9th Feb, probably faded a bit though (<1/2mag?)

Larger view of the 5th March image here with capture details

I've made a comparison between the 9th Feb and 5th March too.

[Greg Bock (Greg Bock)]

Nice job Andy, and I really like the idea of the comparison images, well done. We seem to be plagued by clouds all too often here in SE Qld.

[Greg Bock (Greg Bock)]

and here's my offering tonight between the clouds. Fading slightly, but clear here in this 9.5 minute composite image taken through the 14" at 2400mm and ST10XE.

[andyc (Andy)]

Cheers Greg, and that a very sharp view too. We've had a good few clear skies, but a scope focus issue and other circumstances have stopped me a bit. Was fun to grab a few frames. Hoping I can add to the sequence in the next month or two.