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Pinwheel Galaxy
Designation:
M101
Date:
June 12th, 2016
Camera:
Canon EOS 7D Mark II ( unmodified )
Optics:
Sky-Watcher ED120mm Doublet
Focal Length:
900 mm
Exposure:
84 x 300sec.
ISO:
1600
Mount:
Sky-Watcher NEQ6 Pro
Guiding:
Orion Star Shoot Auto Guider
Software:
Adobe Photoshop, DSS, Astroflat
Notes:
The Pinwheel Galaxy is a face-on spiral galaxy distanced 21 million light-years away from earth in the constellation Ursa Major