M77 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Cetus, approximately 47 million light years from Earth. On November 24, 2018 supernova SN2018 IVC was discovered about 50’ southeast of the 4th magnitude star Delta Ceti. We began shooting images of the supernova within 24 hours of its discovery, and continued shooting for one week. Our color images were taken more than 5 days after discovery, so we expected the color of the supernova to have shifted from its initial blue to red. The supernova is denoted with black lines in this image.
This image was taken with our galaxy-class imaging array, including 600mm, 400mm and 330mm telescopes. 37-1/2 hours of data in LRGB were shot and processed in Samphran, Thailand by the SC Observatory team: Mike Selby, Andy Chatman, Stefan Schmidt.
Voyager was used on two systems:
- OS RiFAST 400 single telescope configuration
- OS RiLA 600 and OS RiDK 330 multiple telescope configuration
Imaging Setup #1
Date:
Nov 25, 2018, Nov 26, 2018, Nov 29, 2018, Nov 30, 2018 and Dec 1, 2018
Telescope:
Officina Stellare RiFAST 400
Focal Length:
2280 mm
F-Ratio:
F/5.7
Mount:
Planewave L500 Direct Drive Polar Fork
Camera:
FLI ML 29052
Image Scale:
0.50 arcseconds/pixel
Imaging Software:
Voyager
Processing Software:
Adobe Photoshop
PixInsight 1.8
Exposure Detail
Filter | Filter Brand | Bin | Qty | Exposure |
---|---|---|---|---|
L | Astrodon | 1x | 88 | 300 |
R | Astrodon | 2x | 62 | 180 |
Imaging Setup 2 - Voyager SC Observatory Multiple Telescope Control
Date:
Nov 25, 2018, Nov 26, 2018, Nov 29, 2018, Nov 30, 2018 and Dec 1, 2018
Telescope:
Officina Stellare RiLA 600
Focal Length:
3000 mm
F-Ratio:
F/5
Mount:
Officina Stellare Direct Drive Polar Fork
Camera:
FLI ML 16200
Image Scale:
0.41 arcseconds/pixel
Imaging Software:
Voyager
Processing Software:
Adobe Photoshop
PixInsight 1.8
Exposure Detail
Filter | Filter Brand | Bin | Qty | Exposure |
---|---|---|---|---|
L | Astrodon | 1x | 164 | 300 |
Date:
Nov 25, 2018, Nov 26, 2018, Nov 29, 2018, Nov 30, 2018 and Dec 1, 2018
Telescope:
Officina Stellare RiDK 330
Focal Length:
2475 mm
F-Ratio:
F/7.5
Mount:
Officina Stellare Direct Drive Polar Fork
Camera:
FLI ML 8501
Image Scale:
0.46 arcseconds/pixel
Imaging Software:
Voyager
Processing Software:
Adobe Photoshop
PixInsight 1.8
Exposure Detail
Filter | Filter Brand | Bin | Qty | Exposure |
---|---|---|---|---|
L | Astrodon | 2x | 97 | 240 |
G | Astrodon | 2x | 82 | 180 |
B | Astrodon | 2x | 59 | 180 |
Total Exposure Time
37 hours, 37 minutes