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Picture of the Month: M81 and Supernova in M82

4 February, 2014 (14:55) | Imaging, Member Challenge | By: tramakers

Van Macatee captured the Supernova in M82 together with M81 from his driveway in Rutledge GA in the night of January 22-23. It is comprised of 10 subs exposed for 5 minutes each for a total of 200 minutes. All subs were taken at ASA1600. SN2014J is clearly visible in M82. Explore Scientific 80mm APO Triplet, EQ-G Mount, Canon 3Ti, SSAG, Nebulosity, PHD. Processed in Pixinsight.
Thanks Van for letting us use this image as our image of the month!!