Supernova 2022fx in NGC 4348
Taken by Tom Wildoner on March 4, 2022 @
Weatherly, PA, USA
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Supernova 2022fx (ASASSN-22am) discovered on January 9, 2022 by the All Sky Automated Survey for SuperNovae. May be a bit hard to see in the left image but there is a clear white circle when you look at it under magnification. The supernova is located in the galaxy NGC 4348, a 13th magnitude galaxy found in the constellation Virgo.
Tech Specs: Orion 8" f/8 Ritchey-Chretien Astrograph Telescope, Celestron CGEM-DX pier mounted, ZWO ASI290MC and ASI071MC-Pro, ZWO AAPlus, ZWO EAF, 54 x 60 seconds at -10C plus darks and flats, processed using PixInsight and DSS. Image Date: March 4, 2022 @ 01:00 (UT). Location: The Dark Side Observatory, Weatherly, PA, USA (Bortle Class 4).
Photographer's website:
https://thedarksideobservatory.com
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