Supernova SN 2016adj in Centaurus A

Type II supernova in NGC 5128

Image copyright: Johan Moolman

On 8 February 2016, Peter Marples and Greg Bock reported their discovery of a possible supernova in NGC 5128, the bright active galaxy that’s such a popular sight in the Southern skies. The discovery was confirmed, and identified as a Type II supernova.
Johan Moolman managed to capture an image of it shortly afterwards, and has captured several images since, which he compared to earlier images of the same galaxy that he’d captured the previous year, before the supernova exploded.
This month’s image is a composite of those pictures, showing its progression over time.

Meade 14”
modded Canon 6D
light pollution filter
14 subs (ISO 6400, 50 secs)