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                                                 M 101 / NGC 5457

                                                   Pinwheel  Galaxy                                 

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                                      Equipment:     StarLight SX-694 CCD camera, Meade 12" RCX400 OTA, Optec Lepus 0.63X Telecompressor and Paramount MX mount.
                                                          Filters:            Baader LRGB Filter set.
                                                          Binning:          Luminance 1X1 Red, Green, & Blue 2X2 
                                                          Times:            L 30 x 5 min = 150 min, R 25 x HA 14 x 5 min = 195 min, G 25 x 5 min = 125 min, B 25 x 5 min = 125 min, Total 9 Hrs 55 Mins.
                                                          Date:              March 7th, 29th and April 14th, 15th 2020
                                                          Process:         Taken with MaxIm DL, aligned & processed with MaxIm DL, final processing with PaintShop Pro X9 and Photo Shop CS2.
                                                          Magnitude:      7.86
                                                          Distance:         About 20.9 Million Light Years
                                                          Constellation:   Ursa Major

                                                                    

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