Two supernovae have been discovered in the same galaxy, NGC 2770, providing an excellent opportunity to see not one but two exploding stars in one image!

The supernovae are named SN 2007uy (discovered on December 31st 2007) and SN 2008D (discovered on January 11th 2008). The galaxy NGC 2770 is in the constellation Lynx and is visible with Faulkes Telescope North. The magnitudes of the supernovae (as of the middle of January) are V=16.9 for SN 2007uy and V=17.5 for SN 2008D.

For more information, see these pages for SN 2007uy and SN 2008D.

Although the values given in the Supernova Portal for the two supernovae differ slightly, for the best results the recommended co-ordinates for observing NGC 2770 are:

RA: 09 09 30
Dec: 33 08 30

RGB: 60 seconds.

You will also notice that there are two different reference stars for SN 2007uy and 2008D, but you can use either one when measuring the supernovae.