NGC891

An edge-on unbarred spiral galaxy
30 million light years away
Supernova SN 1986J was discovered on August 21, 1986

Celestron C8/Hyperstar Schmidt camera @ F/2.0
Mount: Takahashi P2Z/Sidereal Technology controller
Camera: StarlightXpress SXV-M8C
17 x 2.0min exposures (unguided)

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