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M74 Galaxy
M74
Object
Type Spiral Galaxy
Constellation Pisces
Distance 35,000,000 ly
More Info
Image
Date 09 Oct 2010 (Fall)
Place Palomar Mountain, CA
Exposure Data LRGB 120:30:30:40 mins @ -20C
Lum 12x10 (bin 1x1), R 6x5, G 6x5, B 6x5 (bin 2x2)
Notes Using AP 0.67 Telecompressor
Equipment
Optics Celestron C11 Carbon Fiber SCT w/XLT
Focal Length 1930mm @f/6.9
Mount Astro-Physics 900GTO
Camera SBIG ST-10XME
Focuser Robo-Focus
Filters CFW10A, Astrodon Gen 2 LRGB
Software MaxIm DL, CCDStack, Photoshop