Thursday, April 9, 2026

Sipernova SN2026fvx in NGC4205

 


Supernova SN2026fvx Type 1a in NGC4205, with a magn of 12,3 (according https://www.rochesterastronomy.org/supernova.html).

This was my first DSO since april 2025, so I had to learn again. 
Polarallignment using SharpCap and ASI224MC, followed by 3-star allignment. Next, the Syncsan was connected with ASIAIR plus and scope moved to NGC4205 using ASI2600MC camera.
No guiding was done and also no use of bathinov mask.
A total of 13 light images of which 8 good ones. Darks, Flats and Bias taken.

Another problem was found with getting the data out of ASIAIR. Windows 11 doens't support the PC connection. Some ideas from ZWO network were tried but without succes. Use of card reader gave errors in the fit files. At last, I used an USB stick, and this worked.

Stacking was done using APP with final editing in CS4.