By Paolo Bardelli | 2023-12-13
![Community photo entitled by Ernest Jacobs on 02/04/2024 at North Java, NY USA](https://earthsky.org/upl/gravity_forms/6-d184048789a60d766a02a8e43117298b/2024/02/SN2024gy_NGC4216_02042024_Annotated.jpg)
On 02/04/2024 01:00 am by Ernest Jacobs| North Java, NY USA
After losing M1 (the object we were imaging previously) to the muck and trees near the horizon, we removed the L-extreme filter and went after SN2024gy in NGC 4216. We managed to collect 7 usable exposures before losing our skies for the night. This supernova is located in a galaxy about 45 Mly from Earth. The supernova is a Type 1a supernova. It was discovered on January 4, 2024 by Koichi Itagaki.
Equipment Details:
Image captured at the Buffalo Astronomical Association's (my local Astronomy club's Dark sky Observatory) in North Java, NY.
Telescope: Celestron 14" Edge HD w/Celeston 0.7x Reducer
Mount: Astro Physics AP-1200
Personal Equipment Used:
ZWO ASI 2600MC Pro camera
7 exposures at 180 sec each for a total of 21 minutes of exposure were used to produce the image. All pre and post processing done in PixInsight.