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)