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Supernova SN2012aw in M95 (Leo)
http://www.perseus.gr/Astro-DSO-Superno ... 120320.htm
Copyright: Anthony Ayiomamitis [attachment=0]dso-supernovae-2012aw-20120320-850pix-inv.jpg[/attachment]

Via Spaceweather.com:

by Oscar Martín Mesonero: http://spaceweather.com/submissions/lar ... 216104.jpg

by Efrain Morales Rivera: http://spaceweather.com/submissions/lar ... 272380.jpg

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Via http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/ :

by Parijat Singh: http://www.flickr.com/photos/9730838@N03/6999089885/ (movie)

by George Carey: http://geoastro.co.uk/march2012.htm

M95 a Barred Spiral Galaxy located in the constellation Leo (next to Mars now). It has a peculiar core of strings of clusters and currently several days ago a Super Nova (2012aw) has developed marked, Presently shines at magnitude 13 and is exspected to brighten more. Light reflections spikes due to Mars being close 1/2 deg. effected the image the inset is before without the SN.
Same Equipment on both images and author.

Mars + M95 + SN!
Copyright: James Lowenthal
[attachment=0]MarsM95_ps2.jpg[/attachment]

Supernova SN2012aw nearly 24h after explosion, bright object between M95 i M96 is Mars.

Supernova SN2012aw in M95

Just a quick grab between imaging other objects- 15 minute exposure with a 16" RC- no calibration and a lot of fringing on the thinned CCD.

Mars Pride
http://www.pampaskies.com
Copyright: Ignacio Diaz Bobillo hi-res: http://www.pampaskies.com/gallery3/Deep ... Mars-Pride

Mars pride (ie, reflexion) would get in the way when I was trying to image galaxies M95 & 96 in Leo, including noticeable SN2012aw. I liked so much the effect that decided to complete the image.

Thanks for looking.