Mars And The New Supernova

“On March 18th, I photographed the planet Mars among the galaxies of Leo,” reports amateur astronomer Oscar Martín Mesonero of Salamanca, Spain. “The next morning, I learned that a supernova exploded in the galaxy M95. I quickly checked the photos and there it was!”

New Supernova and Mars“Unwittingly, using my ED80, I had photographed a supernova of magnitude +13.5 only two days after its discovery,” says Mesonero. “I never expected the night to bring so many wonderful things.”

The rapidly brightening supernova is an easy target for mid-sized backyard telescopes equipped with CCD cameras–and it’s easy to find only a degree south of Mars. Astrophotographers, now is your chance to catch a supernova in the act.

More Images:

From Anthony Ayiomamitis of Athens, Greece; from Efrain Morales Rivera of Aguadilla, Puerto Rico; from Zlatan Merakov of Smolyan, Bulgaria; from Jeff Donaldson of Enfield, NS Canada.

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