Saturday, May 9, 2026

Supernova SN2026kid in NGC5907

NGC 5907 is spiral galaxy located in constellation Draco and about 46,5 million lightyears away from Eath. It's magnitude is 10.3 and is commonly called the Splinter Galaxy or Cat Scratch Galaxy.
On April 22, a supernova was detected in NGC5907; a supernova type II, and was noted as SN2026kid. This is the second supernova, the first one in 1940.


Capturing the supernova using TAL200K f/8.5 with ASI2600MC on May 1 and May 2. 

- Total integration time 2h40min (Lights 32x300s).
- Bias, Darks
- Flats using Aurora Flatfield Panel Flat315R with ASIAir. 

Processing with APP and editing using CS4 and DeNoise AI.