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Telescope: PlaneWave 17" Corrected Dall-Kirkham Astrograph Designation:Messier 101, The Pinwheel Galaxy or M 101 (aka NGC 5457) is a galaxy in the constellation of Ursa Major, The Great Bear.
Mount: Astro-Physics AP1200 GTO Constellation: Ursa Major Distance: 20 MLY - Magnitude: 7.9 Size: 28.8 x 26.9 Arc Min.
Camera: Apogee U16-M with Astrodon Ver. 2 Filters Remotely Imaged With CCD Commander
Guiding: Astro Don OAG - SBIG ST-402 Guide Camera Type: Face on Galaxy
Exposure:LRGB 300 Mins. ea. RGB - 300 Mins. Luminance Position: R.A. 14 hr 4 min , Dec + 541719'
Processed using Maxim, PhotoShop CS3 and PixInsight Date: June 2013
Data Reduction and Processing by Jim Janusz Imaging Location: Cave Creek Canyon Observatory
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