NGC 1365 | Supernova SN2012fr

Galaxy NGC 1365, a barred spiral, in the constellation Fornax. Image created from data acquired in 2012 and 2013. Click on the image to toggle a 2012 supernova seen in this galaxy (SN2012fr) recorded in the 2012 image by chance soon after its peak luminosity (seen just above the galaxy's nucleus).

Click here for a fullscreen version of the image (showing the supernova), and here for a wide view of NGC 1365 in the context of the Fornax galaxy cluster.




11-inch Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope at 2,800mm focal length; DSLR camera.