Supernova SN 2017eaw and NGC 6946, follow-up – 3 Sept. 2018
We observed supernova SN 2017eaw in the spiral galaxy NGC 6946, 17 months after its discovery. Of course it faded really a lot, but it could be detected. Here it is our image. The...
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Supernova SN 2017eaw and NGC 6946, further follow-up – 13 Oct. 2017
Two months after our last visit, we observed again NGC 6946 and its supernova SN 2017eaw, finding it at mag. 15.1. It is slowly saying us goodbye . The image above is the average...
Supernova SN 2017eaw and NGC 6946, further follow-up – 02 Aug. 2017
Supernova SN 2017eaw continues to shine in its wonderful host galaxy, NGC 6946, at mag. 13.0, assuming our CCD images. And it is going to celebrate its three months since its was discovered. The...
Supernova SN 2017eaw and NGC 6946, further follow-up – 22 July 2017
As promised, we continue our follow-up observations of NGC 6946 and its supernova SN 2017eaw. The object was found at mag. 13.1, a little fainter than two weeks earlier. Is this an hint that...
Supernova SN 2017eaw and NGC 6946, an update – 9 July 2017
We continue monitoring supernova SN 2017eaw in the spiral galaxy NGC 6946. Discovered almost two months ago, its brightness is still at its maximum. The image above is the average of twenty, 90-seconds exposures, remotely...
Supernova SN 2017eaw and NGC 6946, a new image – 16 June 2017
We share a new image of supernova SN 2017eaw in NGC 6946, after a few weeks from our previous observations. The transient is still bright, close to its peak of luminosity. The image above comes...
Supernova SN 2017eaw and NGC 6946, a new image – 25 May 2017
At Virtual Telescope, we continue to follow-up the bright supernova SN 2017eaw in NGC 6946. We have found the supernova still shining close to its maximum of light. The image above comes from the...
Supernova SN 2017eaw and NGC 6946, a new image of a record galaxy – 15 May 2017
For sure, NGC 6946 is one of the most famous galaxies out there. Its beauty is one of the reasons, but there is another one: it hosted the largest number of supernova events ever...
NGC 6946 and supernova SN 2017eaw. 14 May 2017
A supernova has just been reported on 14.23 May 2017 by P. Wiggins, Tooele, UT, USA, in NGC 6946. We were able to confirm it 5 hours later. Spectroscopy says it is a type IIP supernova:...
NGC 6946 – Cep
Among the most studied galaxies is NGC 6946, also know as “Fireworks galaxy”. Its intriguing nickname comes from the large number of supernovae found across its arms. Its distance is estimated in 10 millions...
