M66

M66 Galaxy

M66

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Object Info

Type

Spiral Galaxy

Constellation

Leo

Distance

34,000,000 ly

Capture Details

Date

April 19, 2009

Location

Carlsbad, CA

Exposure

Lum 21x15 (bin 1x1)

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