NGC5020

NGC5020: This spiral galaxy was the site of supernova SN2015D in early 2015. The supernova had faded into the haze of the spiral arms by the time this image was taken.

NGC: 5020
Right Ascension: 13h 12m 40s
Declination: +12°36'
Apparent Magnitude: 12.52

Date: May 2015
Equipment:
Telescope: Meade 16" Schmidt Cassegrain with f6.3 reducer
Camera: SBIG ST-10XE
Guiding: Meade 5" refractor; Starshoot Autoguider; PHD

Exposure:
L: 5x3 minute subframes binned 1x1.

Processing Notes: Data acquisition with CCDSoft. Reduction, and alignment with CCDStack. Stacking in Sigma. Stretching and slight Gaussian blur on the dimmer areas in Photoshop.
Scale: ~1"/pixel

Links to images of this object on other sites:
http://server5.wikisky.org/starview?object=NGC+5020

Additional Comments: Data was acquired with students Garrison Linn, Robert Rothschild and Eric Hicks.

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