Observation by Peter Tickner: Messier 109

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Peter Tickner

Observer

Peter Tickner

Observed

2021 Mar 11 - 23:50

Uploaded

2021 Mar 14 - 00:09

Objects

M109

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Constellation

Ursa Major

Field centre

RA: 11^h57^m
Dec: +53°22'
Position angle: +3°53'

Field size

0°23' × 0°15'

Equipment

ZWO ASI071MC Pro
14inch f/10 LX200ACF SCT
OAG
EQ8 mount

Location

Urban Berkshire

Target name

M109 and UGC 6969

Title

Messier 109

About this image

This is a stack of 40 three-minute images taken over a two hour period on the night of 11-12 March. Conditions weren't ideal but M109 was high in the sky compensating for patchy hazy cloud at times. Also on the far top left of the image I picked up magnitude 15.4 galaxy UGC 6969.

Peter

Files associated with this observation

cM109 40x180s+flats all Max sm-DeNoiseAI-denoise.jpg (1.7 MB)

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