Even after a long delay, i am not writing about what i promised. I had to stop blogging for a few months and i believe that i will orgsnize what i have and continue with variable star observing.
During my absence, one of the most interesting astronomical events was the supernova in M101 galaxy, namely Supernova 2011fe. According to AAVSO, it is "The brightest supernova in the last 20 years!" reaching 9.5 magnitude. Because M101 is a very popular photographic and visual target, the supernova has been detected in very early stages of explosion and examined very thoroughly.
It is very difficult to see M101 galaxy in a city due to its very low surface brightness but the supernova (because of being a point source) was much easier to see.
I observed the supernova when it was near 10.0 magnitude and it was fairly easy to see, actually more difficult thing was to starhop to the location of the object. Of course the galaxy was not there even though its total brightness was about 3 magnitudes more.
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