M74 with supernova SN2013ej | Bernard Miller

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Photographer:

Bernard Miller

Location of Photo:

Animas, NM

Date/Time of photo:

September 21 - December 12, 2013

Equipment:

Telescope: TEC-140 (F7) Camera: SBIG ST-8300M Mount: AP900 GTO Luminance: 27x20 minutes (binned 1x1) Red: 12x15 minutes (binned 2x2) Green: 12x15 minutes (binned 2x2) Blue: 12x15 minutes (binned 2x2)

Description:

This is an image of M74, a face on spiral galaxy about 30 million years away in the constellation Pisces. In this image you can still clearly see supernova SN2013ej (which has been annotated), even though it was first discovered almost six months ago.

Website:

http://www.axstarman.net/M74.htm