STRANGEST Deep Space Object I Ever Captured #shorts

To his day, I'm not convinced anybody knew what it really was that appeared in the Whirlpool Galaxy in 2019. It was originally believed to be a Supernova - but that idea was later dropped. I've heard competing theories. One is that the star was actually the merging of two stars which caused a giant explosion. Others called it a Luminous Blue Variable star. Whatever it was, it lasted for 15 days and has not been seen since.

This is the astrophotography equipment I used to capture it:

Imaging Telescope:
Explore Scientific 127mm Refractor Telescope

Imaging Camera:
ZWO ASI1600MM Cool

Focuser:
MoonLite 2.5" Focuser with Motor Auto-Focus

Field Flattener:
HoTech 2" SCA Field Flattener

Mount:
Celestron CGX

Polar Alignment:
QHYCCD PoleMaster

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