⭐ Supernova SN 2023ixf in M101 Pinwheel
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A few weeks ago, supernova SN 2023ixf was discovered. A massive star ran out of fuel and violently collapsed, causing a brilliant explosion that can be clearly seen 21 million light years away. It is the closet supernova to earth in the past 5 years and 2nd discovered in the area in the past 15 years. Messier 101, Pinwheel Galaxy, with supernova visible top middle.
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🧭 Where is it? View this image via World Wide Telescope.
Telescope: | Celestron EdgeHD 9.25 | |
Length: | 1650mm | |
Aperture: | 235mm | |
F-stop: | f/7.5 | |
Sessions: | 2 | |
Captured: | 2023-05-24 to 2023-05-25 | |
Lights: | 300 | |
Exposure: | 75 | |
Total exposure: | 6 h | |
Ra: | 14h 3m 12.0s | |
Dec: | +54° 21' 0.007 | |
Size: | 30.617 x 24.494 arcmin | |
Radius: | 0.327 deg | |
Scale: | 0.245 arcsec/pixel |