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Recently there was a type11 supernova in M51. With a large aperture telescope and dark skies you should be able to see this as it is now mag13.
Below is an image taken 11/06/2011
Supernova SN2011dh in M51 / NGC5194, 11th June 2011
We have put together a lot of the images taken over 1 month into a short movie which can be observed here – click on either the AVI or WMV to play.