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M101 - The Pinwheel Galaxy: A Galactic Whirlwind
M101: The Pinwheel Galaxy – A 2.5-Hour DSLR Deep Dive!
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- Capture Date: 2012-02-23
- Credit: Cédric Thomas
- Location: “Le petit Borobia” Observatory, remote operation
- Telescope: William Optics FLT 110 TEC (oiled spaced) @ F/5.2
- Focal Reducer: William Optics AFR-IV 0.8x
- Mount: Sky-Watcher N-EQ6 Pro
- Autoguiding: LodeStar on 80mm guidescope + MaximDL
- Camera: Canon EOS 1100D (Astrodon Modified)
- RGB Exposure: 2h30 (30x300s subs) @ ISO 800
- Processing: DeepSkyStacker, Levels + Curves + Cropping (Photoshop)