Object Details:

• Spiral Galaxy in Coma Berenices

•  RA:          12 hours 36 minutes

•  Dec:         +25 degrees 55 minutes

•  Distance: 31 Million Light years

•  Size:          12.0' x 1.5'

•  Mag:        9.6

Image Details:

• Instrument:  Celestron 9.25 SCT Reduced 6.3@ f/6.3 (1481mm) focal length
• Mount:         Losmandy G11
• Camera:       Canon 300D Modified
• Filters & Exposure Times:  
  • RGB:      36 x 8 at ISO 400 
    
• Total  exposure time: 4.8 hours
• Software: Iris, Adobe Photoshop
• Location: Saratoga California
• Date: December  2007

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