APOD: 2023 October 11 – NGC 1097: Spiral Galaxy with Supernova

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2023rve! After a "tipoff" from @CosmicRami I stacked 64 x 60s exposures of NGC1097 to capture my first "supernova"!

Also attached is comparison of my image and the discovery image for verification. Hope I got it right!

#Astrodon #Astrophotography #Supernova #Galaxies #NGC1097 #sydney

@CosmicRami you have no idea how happy this makes me! I was _really_ bummed I missed out on 2023ixf but now I get a chance at 2023rve!

I had in fact packed up for the night after 2 hours on M8 and I immediately took everything back out again.

Now just waiting for it to rise a bit higher to clear the trees around me...

Thank you again!

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Really gutted! My old telescope mount is fried and my new one not set up yet ... because ...

THERE IS A FRESH CORE COLLAPSE SUPERNOVA IN NGC 1097

I've imaged this galaxy many times before so a fresh supernova would have been a good pre/post image to catch!

One thing I really love about this galaxy is the central star-forming ring, which measures about 5,000 light years in diameter. It's a beautiful feature and one that can be captured from backyard telescopes.

A couple of older images from me first. NGC 1097 and a close-up of it core, where I compared my very shabby 1-hour, no darks, flats, bias image to Hubble's of the star formation ring. Amazed I could even get any of these results from my light-polluted backyard.

Supernova 2023rve was discovered on 8 Sept 2023, and is a great target for southern observers right now (crying) ... the galaxy reaches almost the zenith (85-degrees elevation) around 2:30 am Sydney time ... the perfect imaging time!

Also sharing a capture from South Australia by Kym Thalassoudis.

Southern observers, turn your telescopes to NGC 1097! A pulsar was just born (well, 48 million years ago it was) ...

#Astrodon #Astrophotography #Supernova #Galaxies #NGC1097

#NGC1097.
Ou o coração de uma #galáxia a 45 milhões de anos-luz da Terra na constelação da #Fornalha

+ aqui:
https://www.eso.org/public/images/ann22015a/

📷 #ESO / #ERIS team

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ERIS sees first light, capturing a detailed view of the inner ring of NGC 1097

ERIS sees first light, capturing a detailed view of the inner ring of NGC 1097

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APOD: 2022 November 16 - In the Arms of NGC 1097

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