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M66 and supernova SN2016cok

15-May-2026 09:11 ADT 15-May-2026 12:11 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.


M66 and supernova SN2016cok, 8-Jun-2016

Scope: Planewave CDK24
Location: Burke Gaffney Observatory
Imaging Camera: Apogee CG16M
Frames: 5 @ 60s Lum, binned 2x2, colour from 2015-04-15 image
Total Exposure: 5m00s
Processing: PixInsight
Distance: 36 Mly
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