M101
M101
Object | |
| Description: | Pinwheel Galaxy |
| Type: | Spiral Galaxy |
| Constellation: | Ursa Major |
| Distance: | 27,000,000 ly |
Image | |
| Date: | August 19, 2006 |
| Location: | Little Blair Valley, Anza-Borrego Desert, CA |
| Exposure: | Lum 6x5 (bin 1x1), R 3x5, G 3x5, B 3x8 (bin 2x2) |
Equipment | |
| Optics: | Takahashi FSQ-106N Refractor |
| Focal Length: | 530mm @f/5 |
| Mount: | Celestron CGE |
| Camera: | SBIG ST-2000XM |
| Focuser: | Robo-Focus |
| Filters: | CFW10A, Astrodon LRGB |
| Software: | MaxIm DL, RegiStar, Photoshop |