Supernova SNhunt 281. 27 March, 2015.
Combination of 10, 3 minute images unfiltered.
SBIG STL-1001E CCD. 20" f/6.8 Dall-Kirkham cassegrain telescope at prime focus.
Supernova SNhunt 281 was discovered on March 16 by the Catalina Real-time Transient Survey. The supernova was visible in a 10" telescope when it peaked at about magnitude 13.2 during April 2015. In the first image below, the supernova is indicated by the lines. It was a type Ia supernova. Unfortunately weather and work combined to restrict the number of observations of the supernova that I was able to make.
