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M66 Galaxy
M66
Object
Type Spiral Galaxy
Constellation Leo
Distance 34,000,000 ly
More Info
Image
Date 19 Apr 2009 (Spring)
Place Carlsbad, CA
Exposure Data L 105 mins @ -20C
Lum 21x15 (bin 1x1)
Notes
Equipment
Optics Celestron C11 Carbon Fiber SCT w/XLT
Focal Length 1764mm @f/6.3
Mount Astro-Physics 900GTO
Camera SBIG ST-2000XM
Focuser Robo-Focus
Filters CFW10A, Astrodon L
Software CCD Commander, MaxIm DL, CCDStack, Photoshop