Astrophotography of Galaxies
M101, Pinwheel Galaxy, NGC 5457
Date: March 28, 2008
Telescope: Celestron 8 XLT f/2.0 on CGE mount
Camera: Starlight Xpress SXV-H9C
Exposure: 20 5-min subframes (100 min total) guided with Meade DSI pro and piggybacked Meade DSX-90 at f/13.8 using PHD Guiding
Comments: HyperStar 3 lens, IDAS LPS V3 nebula filter, one of several "Pinwheel" galaxies
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