David's Astronomy Pages
Images - Session 1331 (2025-06-01)

Objects Session Notes
Bullet C/2023 C2 (ATLAS) - Comet
   
Bullet NGC 5957 - Spiral Galaxy with Type Ia Supernova 2025fvw
   
Bullet Variable Stars (photometric monitoring)
- T CrB,  BL Lac, CY Lyr
   
Bullet Nearby Stars (astrometric monitoring)
- None
   
- Post midnight session (1.9 hr).  Short Summer Night
   
- 12" LX200 + ST-10XME for imaging
- TS 80mm APO + ZWO ASI178MC for guiding & imaging
- Ambient Temperature : 8°C (min)
- CCD Temperature: -15°C
- Notes from 2025-06-01 >>
   
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Observing Result

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C/2023 C2 (ATLAS) - Comet

C/2023 C2 (ATLAS) - 2025-06-02
(passing through Andromeda)
Sun Distance 3.19 AU
Earth Distance 3.44 AU (514.3 million km)
   C/2023 C2 (ATLAS) - 2025-06-02 Detail
Autoguided on offset star using PHD2 with Lock Shift
set at the comet's rate of motion
(Ra 26.44 arcsec/hr, Dec 49.16 arcsec/hr)
Poor quality image (bright uneven sky background)
Image   Image
Annotated CCD Image (50% size, square root scale)
3 x 60s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, Clear Filter
2025-06-02 01:12 UT (#1331039-41)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2
  Annotated CCD Image (125% size, square root scale, cropped)
Image details as left
     
Images of C/2023 C2 (ATLAS)  on Comets 2025 Page >>    

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NGC 5957 - Spiral Galaxy with Type Ia Supernova 2025fvw

NGC 5957 with SN 2025fvw (Serpens)
SN 2025fvw (Type: Ia) discovered 2025-03-26.799 UT by Koichi Itagaki
using XingLong Telescope
Alias: ZTF25aaktqzg, GOTO25bhh, PS25avu, ATLAS25dcd
Discovery Magnitude 17.4 (Clear Filter)
 ( TNS 2025fvw )

NGC 5957 with SN 2025fvw - 2025-06-02 (T+67.2d)
Image below (2025-06-02.029) was taken 67.2 days after discovery of 2025fvw
Position of reported supernova (fading) is shown by white cross-hairs 
Measured Magnitude +16.09 (Clear Filter)

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Annotated CCD Image (125% size, square root scale, cropped)
4 x 180s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, Clear Filter
2025-06-02 00:51 UT (#1331031-35)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2
 
NGC 5957 with SN 2025fvw - Earlier Image, 2025-04-08 (T+12.2d)
Image below (2025-04-08.051) was taken 12.2 days after discovery of 2025fvw
Position of reported supernova (distinct, brightening, peak) is shown by white cross-hairs 
Measured Magnitude +13.70 (Clear Filter)

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Annotated CCD Image (125% size, square root scale, cropped)
3 x 180s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, Clear Filter
2025-04-08 01:21 UT (#1312143-47)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2
 
SN 2025fvw - Light Curve

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Images of SN 2025fvw (in NGC 5957) on Supernova 2025 Page >>

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