Photo: M101 and SN2011fe - Helena Observatory

M101 and SN2011fe, 19-Sep-2011

Scope:	Orion 200mm Astrograph, f/4
Mount:	HEQ5
Guiding:	none
Imaging Camera:	Canon 350D (modified)
ISO:	1600
Frames:	18 @ 1m0s
Total Exposure:	17m45s
Processing:	DSS, Photoshop
Distance:	21 Mly

I had been trying for weeks to get this supernova before it faded. Finally, the moon went away, and I got a short break between the clouds clearing and the galaxy disappearing into the trees.