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Telescope: Astro-Physics 160 EDF | Designation:The Pinwheel Galaxy (also known as Messier 101, M101 or NGC 5457) is a face-on spiral galaxy 21 million light-years from earth in the constellation Ursa Major. Discovered by Pierre Méchain on March 27, 1781, it was communicated to Charles Messier who verified its position for inclusion in the Messier Catalogue as one of its final entries. |
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Mount: Astro-Physics AP1600 GTO | Constellation: Ursa Major. |
Camera: SBIG STX 16803 with Astrodon Ver. 2 Filters | Remotely Imaged With CCD Commander |
Guiding:SBIG ST402 Guider | Type: Face on Galaxy |
Exposure Data: LRGB 3 hours ea. RGB and 4 hours Luminance. | Position: R.A. 14h 03m 12.6 , Dec +54° 20' 57? |
Processed using Maxim data aquisition, PixInsight and PhotoShop image processing | Date: April 2018 |
Data Acquisiton, Reduction and Processing by Jim Janusz | Imaging Location: Cave Creek Canyon Observatory |
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