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Started by dan kowall, 01/30/2006 01:48AM
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A break in the weather has finally allowed me to image again.
Information, larger images, and galaxy identifications can be found here:
http://www.photonhunter.com/M101.html

ST2000XM on a Tak FSQ
LRGB: 150/90/60/45 minutes

Thanks for looking,

dan kowall

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Nicely done Dan! 8)
Thanks for the ID on the other 2 galaxies in the field... wink
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Nice one, Dan! Ever consider adding an Extender-Q for more focal length? I'm curious about the artifacts around the bright stars - there's a gap around the star haloes (most noticeable in the bright one to the left of the galaxy) - they almost look like bloom repair artifacts. Is that a processing artifact, or some atmospheric/camera/scope effect?

Eric
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Very nice Dan! The distance to M101 as noted on your website link is wrong. It's distance is estimated at 27000 kly (27 million ly) not 2,700 ly. Other estimates show it a little closer at 22 million ly.

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