Object Details:

• Spiral Galaxy in Canes Venatici

•  RA:          11 hours 53 minutes

•  Dec:         +53 degrees 41 minutes

•  Distance: 22 Million Light years

•  Size:         18.6' x 7.3'

•  Mag:        9.3

Image Details:

• Instrument:  Celestron 9.25 SCT Reduced 6.3@ f/6.3 (1481mm) focal length
• Mount:         Losmandy G11
• Camera:       SBIG ST-2000XM with CFW8 Color Filter 
• Filters & Exposure Times:  
  • Ha:    24 x 10 minutes binned   1 x 1
  • R:      35 x 5 minutes binned     1 x 1 
    G:      36 x 5 minutes binned     1 x 1 
    B:      36 x 5 minutes binned     1 x 1 
• Total  exposure time: 12.7 hours
• Software: CCDStack, Adobe Photoshop
• Location: Saratoga California
• Date: April  2008

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