Observation by Simon Dawes: M100

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Mr Simon Francis Dawes

Observer

Simon Dawes

Observed

2020 Apr 26 - 21:00

Uploaded

2020 Apr 30 - 18:20

Objects

M100

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Constellation

Coma Berenices

Field centre

RA: 12^h22^m
Dec: +15°45'
Position angle: -7°09'

Field size

0°47' × 0°53'

Equipment

Sky Watcher MN190
EQ6 Pro
ZWO ASI 1600 Pro Mono
IDAS LPS D2 filter

Exposure

90 mins

Location

Bexleyheath, Kent (S.E. London really), England

Target name

M100

Title

M100

About this image

A quick capture of M100 and some companion galaxies. I will return to this object as it is beautiful and get some colour data..

Files associated with this observation

M100-2020-04-30.jpg (160.1 kB)

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Mike Foylan, Jeremy Shears, Graham Winstanley, Nick Hewitt, Andrew Dumbleton, Neil Webster, Honor Wheeler, Mr Simon Francis Dawes

Comments

Mr Simon Francis Dawes, 2020 May 06 - 10:33 UTC

I had another clear night so was able to get some colour data to add to the Luminance - not as much as I would really like but I think it makes a nice image.

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