Observation by Kevin Gurney: M74

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Kevin Gurney

Observer

Kevin Gurney

Observed

2021 Oct 27 - 22:37

Uploaded

2021 Nov 21 - 17:40

Objects

M74

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Constellation

Pisces

Field centre

RA: 01h36m
Dec: +15°46'
Position angle: -177°47'

Field size

0°22' × 0°18'

Equipment
  • Altair Astro RC10 truss tube
  • Fornax 102 mount
  • Baader filters, L, R, G, B
  • Atik Filter wheel
  • OAG, SX Lodestar2
  • Software: Voyager, Pixisnight
  • ZWO ASI1600MM-Pro-cool
Exposure

26x300s Lum, 6x300s each R,G,B (3hrs 40mins total)

Location

Charente, France

Target name

M74

Title

M74

About this image

The clarity and symmetry of the spiral structure in M74 leads to its designation as a 'grand-design' spiral galaxy. It is roughly the same size as our own galaxy and hosts  around 100 billion stars.

 

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