Even I managed to spot that incredibly bright supernova.
Tim
Sn2012aw is really bright, around 13 mag. I managed to take a photo with a 150 mm Newtonian:
17x60 seconds with Atik 383L.
Edit. For comparision, here is an Lrgb-photo of M96 and M95:
150 mm Newton + Atik 383L 1 hour 10 minutes.
Photo taken on March 3 - no sign of supernova.
Jorma Mantyla
Kangasala
Finland