M101 Pinwheel Galaxy
M101 Pinwheel Galaxy
The Pinwheel Galaxy is located in the constellation Ursa Major and is approximately the same size as our milky way.
Distance to earth: 21’000’000 lightyears
Apparent size: 30 arcminutes (1 x the moon)
Imaging time: 11.3 hours
Equipment:
Mount: SW AZEQ6GT
Telescope: SW Evostar 80ED
Camera: Atik 460EX Mono
Capture information:
Date: February – April 2016
Total exposure time: 11.3 hours
Color combination: LRGB
Image data:
41 x 600s LUM
9 x 3 x 600s RGB
