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Messier M101

Objects Information

• Field of view: about 46 arcminutes wide by 34 arcminutes high, north is top, west is right
  
• Faintest stars in above image: about 18 magnitude
• Messier M101 galaxy in the center magnitude: 8.31
• NGC5477 galaxy upper left corner, 14.36 magnitude
• SDSS J140521.25+543253.2 Galaxy in the top left corner, 17.6 magnitude
• 2MASX J14052197+5416113 Galaxy in the lower middle left side, 15.9 magnitude
• CGCG 272-018 Galaxy in the upper middle right side, 14.5 magnitude
• Source: NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database for details on these galaxies

Photo Information

• 85 x 60 sec. not guided
• Date of observation: May 1, 2006
  
• Time at end of first CCD image 23:28:42 PDT
  
• Time at end of last CCD image 1:21 PDT on May 2
  
• Observing Location: at home on the drive way
  
• M101 photo featured on Orion Telescopes and Binoculars StarShoot Image Gallery

Imaging Equipment

• Camera: Orion Telescopes and Binoculars StarShoot Deep-Space CCD Color Imaging Camera
• Telescope: Tele Vue TV-60, 60mm refractor, 360mm focal length, f/6.0 focal ratio
• Finder: Orion Telescopes and Binoculars Apex 90mm
• Telescope Mount: Orion Telescopes and Binoculars EQ-3 with RA motor

Imaging Processing

• Diffraction Limited MaxIm DL Essentials Edition V1.01
• Diffraction Limited MaxIm DL V4.53 Demo
• AIP4WIN 2.1.8
• Corel Paint Shop Pro X V10.03

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