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M74 Galaxy
M74
Object
Type Spiral Galaxy
Constellation Pisces
Distance 35,000,000 ly
Magnitude 9.4
Angular Size 10.2x9.5 ly
Size 95,000 ly
More Info  SEDSAPODEssay by Robert Gendler ©
Image
Date 1/1/2005
Place Carlsbad, CA
Exposure Data LRGB 120:15:15:15 mins @ -20C
Lum 8x15 (bin 1x1), R 1x15, G 1x15, B 1x15 (bin 2x2)
Notes
Equipment
Optics Celestron C11 Carbon Fiber SCT w/XLT
Focal Length 1764mm @f/6.3
Mount Celestron CGE
Camera SBIG ST-2000XM (KAI-2001M)
Focuser Optec TCF-S
Filters CFW8A, Astrodon LRGB
Software CCDSoft 5, Photoshop cs

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