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Pinwheel Galaxy
M101
Object
Type Spiral Galaxy
Constellation Ursa Major
Distance 27,000,000 ly
More Info
Image
Date 11 Jun 2004 (Spring)
Place Carlsbad, CA
Exposure Data LRGB 30:15:15:24 mins @ -10C
Lum 6x5 (bin 1x1), R 3x5, G 3x5, B 3x8 (bin 2x2)
Notes
Equipment
Optics Celestron C11 Carbon Fiber SCT w/XLT
Focal Length 1764mm @f/6.3
Mount Celestron CGE
Camera SBIG ST-2000XM
Focuser Optec TCF-S
Filters CFW8A, SBIG LRGB
Software CCDSoft 5, Photoshop cs