Remote Celestial Objects
Supernova SN 2019 upw
Target details
This image shows an active supernova that appeared in the galaxy known as NGC 109, a spiral galaxy estimated to be about 240 million light-years away in the constellation of Andromeda.
SV 2019 upw first seemed to be noticed towards the end of November 2019, at the time of posting this I was not able to find any official information on it, only posts on internet forums of other amateurs imaging it.
Capture details
Data captured 24th December, 2019.
55x 3 minute exposures with Luminance filter.
Total Exposure = 2.75 hours.
Equipment details
Skywatcher Quattro 200 CF
NEQ6 Pro
Atik 428EX Mono
Skywatcher ST-80
QHY5L-II
Processing details
This image was processed in Pixinsight & Lightroom.
Calibration and Stacking in Pixinsight using Batch PreProcessing
Dynamic Crop - To remove black edges.
Dynamic Background Extraction - To remove gradients.
Dynamic Crop - To reduce the field of view.
Histogram Transformation - To stretch the image.
Export as JPEG and import into Lightroom.
Contrast (+25)
Shadows (-25)
Export final JPEG for upload.
Quick facts
- What is Supernova SN 2019 upw?
- This image shows an active supernova that appeared in the galaxy known as NGC 109, a spiral galaxy estimated to be about 240 million light-years away in the constellation of Andromeda. SV 2019 upw first seemed to be noticed towards the end of November 2019, at the time of posting this I was not able to find any official information on it, only posts on internet forums of other amateurs imaging it.
- Where is it in the sky?
- In the constellation Andromeda.
- What are its catalogue names?
- NGC 109
- When was this photo taken?
- 24 December 2019
- How long was the total exposure?
- 2.75 hours
- What equipment was used?
- Skywatcher Quattro 200 CF, NEQ6 Pro, Atik 428EX Mono, Skywatcher ST-80, QHY5L-II
- Where was it taken from?
- Lisburn, Northern Ireland.