SkySentinel &  Citizen Science 

Active Sentinel Community Goals: 

• Supernova Imaging Target (Brightest of 2026):
  
  Capture Type Ia-CSM supernova SN 2026sqf in the starburst galaxy NGC 3310 (Ursa Major). Blazing between magnitude 11.2 and 12.8, this is the year's premier backyard supernova target.

• Deep-Sky Supernova Follow-Up:
  
  Stack multi-hour integrations on Type Ia supernova SN 2026aaiv in the spiral galaxy NGC 7331 (Caldwell 30) in Pegasus, currently tracking near magnitude 14.3.

• Perihelion Comet Tracking:
  
  Track Halley-type periodic comet 161P/Hartley-IRAS as it reaches perihelion on November 27, 2026. Observable with small telescopes at magnitude 11.4–11.8 in Aquila – monitor live ephemerides on TheSkyLive.

• Inbound Comet Challenge:
  
  Spot newly discovered comet C/2026 A2 (Bok) in Cygnus (magnitude ~12.4–12.7, 1.5' tail) as it makes its closest Earth approach on November 16 ahead of its December perihelion.

• Planetary Conjunction & Supermoon Highlights:

  • Capture the ultra-close 1.2° Mars–Jupiter Conjunction in Leo in the pre-dawn sky on November 16.

  • Wide-field image the Full Beaver Supermoon passing within 1° of the Pleiades (M45) star cluster on November 24–25.

• BLAZE STAR ALERT:
  
  Maintain photometric monitoring on T Coronae Borealis (T CrB). The 80-year recurrent nova remains on high alert for a sudden runaway thermonuclear eruption expected to peak near magnitude +2 (as bright as the North Star).

Share Your Observations:

Post your stacked images, light curves, and mosaic captures to the official DwarfLabs Facebook Groups:

• DWARF II Community

• DWARF 3 & MINI Community

In your post, tag us @DWARFVISION and share your exposure settings and Bortle scale!