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794 views
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Name(s): |
M101 - The Pinwheel Galaxy |
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Date : |
2010-01-21 |
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Location : |
Podljubelj |
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Conditions : |
Low local light pollution, below average seeing, snow on the ground |
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Weather : |
-9°C |
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Moon : |
24% |
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Setup : |
SW 254/1200 on NEQ6pro, guided with SPC900 on SW 80/400 |
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Camera : |
Canon 450D mod. |
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Exposure : |
60x300s, ISO 800 |
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Processing : |
Iris, PS |
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Object description : |
A.K.A. M101 and NGC5457, it is a relatively large galaxy compared to the Milky Way, in a diameter of 170,000 light-years it is nearly twice its size. |
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Object size & distance |
22 arc minutes, 27 million ly |
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