Date/time: April 15, 2009 9:36pm-11:30pm PDT

Location: Victoria Centre Observatory, Observatory Hill, Victoria, BC, Canada

Bright supernova 2009dd is clearly visible in the centre of NGC 4088, the large galaxy in the frame. A smaller galaxy NGC 4085 is just visible on the right side of the frame.

Equipment: Meade 14" LX200 SCT operating at f/10, Paramount ME, Hutech-modified Canon XTi dSLR at prime focus.

Photos: 17 x 4 minute light frames taken at ISO 800; 10 dark frames; temperature 4.5°C

Processing:
- ImagesPlus 3.75 - auto dSLR image set processing: raw development/calibration, normalize, grade, align, average combine. Moderate digital development applied.
- NeatImage 5.1 Pro - auto noise reduction.
- ACDSee Pro 2 - reduce colour depth to 24 bit, convert to jpg, reduce file dimensions