Object Details:

• Spiral Galaxy in Canes Venatici

•  RA:          1 hours 29 minutes

•  Dec:         +47 degrees 12 minutes

•  Distance: 15 million Light years

•  Size:         11'.2 x 6'.9

•  Mag:        8.4

Image Details:

• Instrument:  Celestron 9.25 SCT @ 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
  • L:       36 x 5 minutes binned     1 x 1
  • R:      36 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: 16 hours
• Software: CCDStack, Adobe Photoshop
• Location: Saratoga California
• Date: May  2009 HaRGB, May 2010 Luminance

• Filters & Exposure Times:  
  • Ha:    24 x 10 minutes binned   1 x 1
  • R:      36 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: 13 hours
• Software: CCDStack, Adobe Photoshop
• Location: Saratoga California
• Date: May  2009

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