Deepsky NGC4449 M63 M102 M106

Observation of some Deepsky objects on February 27, 2019. Condition with no Moon, temperature of 3°C and relative humidity below 100%.
All pictures taken with Nikon D7500 on TLAPO 80/480 f/6 and ISO1600. Converting RAW to DNG format in order to stack using DeepSkyStacker. Final editing with CS4.

Potential Supernova AT2019abn in M51

On Feb 23, 2019 I made some pictures of the Whirlpool Galaxy M51. Today I was reading of a potential Supernova in M51 so I went back and looked if I catched the nova... and yes it's there.
My picture was compared with pictures on the TNS (Transient Name Server of the IAU) - see this link and astronometry.
In order to get the best view of the potential supernova I inverted colors, but on both the inverted picture as the colored picture the nova can be seen.

Above my inverted picture (Nikon D7500 TAL200K f/8.5 ISO12800 18m) indicating the potential supernova AT2019abn (AT = Astronomical Transient) by the black cross in the "arms" of M51.

Post #1000

Started in December 2012 this is my post number "1000". 

Weaher Summary February 2019

Some local records are broken this past month :
* longest dry period of 18 days
* highest temperature of 22,3°C (including lowest dew point)
* highest pressure of 1044 mb

It was a rainy period in the beginning of the month (with avg normal rainfall over the entire month) and the second half was extreme dry and warm.

C/2018 Y1 Iwamoto M36 M38 NGC1907 NGC1931

Previous days it was difficult the find comet Iwamoto but as the comet is moving in front of M36 it's more easy.

All in one picture : Comet C/2018 Y1 Iwamoto with open star cluster M36, M38, NGC1907 and NGC1931 in constellation Auriga. Picture is taken with Nikon D7500 on TLAPO80/480 f/6 and setting ISO3200 for 30s. Editing using CS4.

Owl Nebula M97 and Surfboard Galaxy M108

Both the Owl Nebula M97 as the Surfboard Galaxy M108 are located in the constellation Ursa Major. Picture consist of 31 photo's, each 30s exposure and ISO6400.

Leo Triplet M65 M66 and NGC3628

Three spiral Galaxies M65, M66 and NGC3628 in constellation Leo. The three are located at a distance of about 35 million light years from us.
The picture is a result of 46 photo's, each 30s exposure with Nikon D7500 on TLAPO 80/480 f/6. Raw pictures are converted into DNG and stacked using DeepSkyStacker. Final editing with CS4.