Supernova in the M101 Galaxy
Supernova in the M101 Galaxy
Author: Angel L. Rodríguez Alcalde
Date: 30 April 2023 and 15 June 2023
Location: Spain, Bortle 8
Telescope: Takahashi FSQ 106 at f/5
Camera: ZWO ASI2600MC
Filter: Astronomik CLS-CCD
Integration time: 14h 20min
Distance from Earth: 21 million light-years
Supernova SN 2023ixf, resulting from the explosion of a supergiant star, was detected in the M101 galaxy in 2023.
The galaxy is shown as captured a few days before and during the period when the supernova was shining intensely.