| OBJECT |
M101 - Pinwheel Galaxy (NASA description) (click image for full-scale) Distance: 23 million light years |
|
| Telescope | Takahashi TOA-130F @ f/7.7 | |
| Mount | Takahashi EM200 Temma II | |
| Camera | QSI 540wsg @ -15C | |
| Filters | Astrodon Tru-Balance I-Series LRGB Gen 2 | |
| Guider | SX Lodestar | |
| Settings | 19x10min L (bin1x1); 4x5min ea RGB (bin2x2); AstroArt5, CS4 (slightly cropped, 10xdarks/flats/bias) | |
| Date/Location Notes |
13 February 2013 - Las Cruces, NM (re-processed
on 2 Mar 2019 - old version is here)
Published as Astronomy Magazine Picture of the Day, 21
Nov 19 (NOTE: NASA defines M101 as "The Pinwheel Galaxy"). |
