Saturday, May 2, 2026

Supernova type 2 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.

I could image the supernova using TAL200K f/8.5 with ASI2600MC.



Polaralignment and Staralignment using SharpCap
Capturing with ASIAir Plus
Filter : Optolong L-Pro
Exposure : 10x300s (with guiding)
Software: SharpCap, ASIAir Plus, APP, DeNoise AI, CS4