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Community photo entitled  by Ernest Jacobs on 02/04/2024 at North Java, NY USA

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.