| IMAGE INFORMATION |
OBJECT INFORMATION |
| Telescope |
Epsilon E160 on AP Mach1GTO mount |
Designation |
M101 |
| Focal Length |
F/3.3 528mm |
Position |
RA 14h 3m DEC 54* 21 |
| Guiding |
STV thru Tak FS60C |
Type |
Galaxy |
| Control |
MaximDL |
Magnitude |
7.7 |
| CCD Camera |
Starlightxpress SXV-H9 |
Size |
27 x 26 arcminutes, 118,000 LY Dia |
| Image Scale |
2.44 arcsec |
Distance |
15 million light years |
| Filters |
Astronomics type II LRGB |
Constellation |
Ursa Major |
| Exposures |
6 x 5 min Lum 1x1, 5 x 5min ea RGB 2x2 |
Image |
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| Calibration |
Flats, bias only |
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| Software |
MaximDL, Photoshop CS2 |
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| Date |
Texas Star Party June 2008 |
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NOTES:Very dark skies but poor seeing.
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