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M66 Galaxy
M66
Object
Type Spiral Galaxy
Constellation Leo
Distance 34,000,000 ly
Magnitude 8.4
Angular Size 9.1x4.2 arc min
Size
More Info  SEDSAPOD
Image
Date 4/19/2009
Place Carlsbad, CA
Exposure Data L 105 mins @ -20C
Lum 21x15 (bin 1x1)
Notes
Equipment
Optics Celestron C11 Carbon Fiber SCT w/XLT
Focal Length 1764mm @f/6.3
Mount Astro-Physics 900GTO
Camera SBIG ST-2000XM (KAI-2020M)
Focuser Robo-Focus
Filters CFW10A, Astrodon L
Software CCD Commander, MaxIm DL, CCDStack, Photoshop

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