Astrophotography by Rob

 

Nova Sagittarii 2012 No. 5

Nova Sagittarii 2012 No5

Location: Warrumbungle Observatory, Australia (149 11 E, 31 16 S)

Date: 21 July 2012 starting at 11:40 UTC

Camera: QHY-9

Telescope: William Optics M120

Frames: Three 10 minute luminance frames

Processing: Individual panels stacked in CCDStack, curves, levels and noise reduction in Photoshop CS5.

Note: This nova was discovered on 18 July 2012. Spectra analysys shows it to be a Fe-II type nova. For more information see the AAVSO Alert Notice. I am not into photometry but it appears to be about Mag 10.8 in this image (similar to GSC 6273:592).

 

Home
Wide Field
Solar System
Nebulae
Galaxies
Open Clusters
Globular Clusters
Narrow Band
Other Astronomy Objects
Messier Project
Astromomy Information
Equipment
Equipment Knowledge Base
Astrophotography Techniques
Contact Me
Links
Site Map

CURRENT MOON

 

All images and content are copyright. You are free to use material for private use. This does not include placing any material on other websites.