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#NGC1097: #Spiral #Galaxy with #Supernova
#Astronomy #Picture of the Day

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap231011.html

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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

The NGC 1097 Galaxy in an earth like setting

#dotted #drawing #colouredink #spacefantasy #spaceart #space #spacepainting #mountainart #galaxy #galaxyart #ngc1097 #spiralgalaxy #stippling #cosmicart #pointillism #stippling

In the #Arms of #NGC1097
#Astronomy #Picture of the Day

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap221116.html

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