Supernova in NGC1566

[barx1963 (Malcolm)]

Managed to grab a few frames of SN 2021 aefx in NGC1566 in Dorado lat night.

[astroron (Ron)]

Originally Posted by barx1963

Managed to grab a few frames of SN 2021 aefx in NGC1566 in Dorado lat night.

Nice image.
I did a Supernova search for many years.
this galaxy was one of the top on my list.
I haven't had a chance to observe the SN yet as it's been crap weather
since it's discovery here in Queensland.
Cheers

[multiweb (Marc)]

Nice catch.

[floyd_2 (Dean)]

Thanks for sharing that pic Malcolm. It inspired me to go looking for the same thing last night (first cloud free night in Sydney for I don't know how long). It was really satisfying to christen my new cam with that galaxy, and even more satisfying to be able to share SN 2021 aefx with my daughter.

[bojan]

My contribution...

Lens: Canon FD 400m @f/4
Filters: UV-IR stop, L-Pro
Camera: Canon 60D
Stack 36x45sec ICO3200, DSS, DPP

[Graman (GR)]

Just out of curiosity, can this be visually seen via a telescope? Or do you need a camera as it is too small/dim?

[bojan]

Originally Posted by Graman

Just out of curiosity, can this be visually seen via a telescope? Or do you need a camera as it is too small/dim?

Maybe 10" should be OK.. will try next weekend.

[sn1987a (Barry)]

iPhone 8 and 28" f4.2 dob
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2-aUoZOaLg

[Graman (GR)]

Originally Posted by sn1987a

iPhone 8 and 28" f4.2 dob

28 inch dob!

One can only dream...

How do you rate my chances from a more modest 8 inch SCT from suburban light-polluted Sydney....0.0001%?

[floyd_2 (Dean)]

Wow Barry - what a dream scope mate! I wonder if I'd be allowed to order one I managed to get this shot. It's from my first ever batch of astro photos using a dedicated camera from the other night. Lots to learn for me, and taken under Sydney suburban skies using a Celestron C9.25 / ASI533MC-Pro. It's definitely worth a try with your C8 Graman.