IMAGE INFORMATION |
OBJECT INFORMATION |
Telescope |
Epsilon 160 on AP900GTO |
Designation |
M81 M82 |
Focal Length |
F/3.3 528mm |
Position |
RA 9h 56m DEC 69* 2' |
Guiding |
Internal guide chip |
Type |
Galaxies |
Control |
MaximDL |
Magnitude |
8.5 |
CCD Camera |
Sbig ST2000XM |
Size |
21 arcminutes |
Image Scale |
2.89 arcsec |
Distance |
12 million light years |
Filters |
AstroDon Gen 2 RGB |
Constellation |
Ursa Major |
Exposures |
11 x 5 min Lum 1x1, 7 x 4min ea RGB 2x2 |
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Calibration |
Flats, Darks, Bias |
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Software |
MaximDL, Photoshop CS2 |
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Date |
Texas Star Party May 2010 |
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NOTES: Very poor seeing all week.
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