In the galaxy M51 “Whirlpool” appeared an interesting star – AT2019ABN. This is a possible supernova, or “imposter”. The star has already dropped the outer part of the shell, but the nuclear reactions are still burning. It is possible that in a few tens of days its magnitude will increase by 2-4. At the moment, its magnitude in the R-filter is about 16.5m. In principle, it is available for shooting from an aperture of 100 mm or more. I recommend astrophotographers to take pictures of this star – the data may have scientific value, and there is a great chance to photograph a supernova explosion.
Equipment:
-telescope Sky-Watcher BKP150750
-Baader MPCC
-camera QHY5III178m
-mount Meade LX85.
-autoguider 50 mm + ZWO 290 MC
184 frames per 20 s.
Calibration and stacking with DeepSkyStacker, waveletes with Registax 6.
Location: Russia, Anapa, backyard.
