Helena Observatory,   North Alton, NS

M95 and SN2012aw

15-May-2026 09:01 ADT 15-May-2026 12:01 UTC

We are moving! In preparation for that, observations, both meteorological and astronomical, will be discontinued.
They will resume once we have settled in at the new location in Tupperville, likely in July.


M95 and SN2012aw, 23-Mar-2012

Scope: Orion 200mm Astrograph, f/4
Mount: HEQ5
Guiding: KWIQ/QHY5 / PHD
Imaging Camera: Canon 350D (modified)
ISO: 1600
Frames: 10 @ 5m0s
Total Exposure: 50m0s
Processing: DSS, GIMP
Distance: 33Mly
 
This is my third supernova photo. The supernova is the bright star in the spiral arms.