Observation by Graham Winstanley: M74 in Pisces

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Graham Winstanley

Observer

Graham Winstanley

Observed

2023 Dec 13 - 10:03

Uploaded

2023 Dec 15 - 20:13

Objects

M74

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Constellation

Pisces

Field centre

RA: 01^h36^m
Dec: +15°46'
Position angle: -5°02'

Field size

0°50' × 0°39'

Equipment

Altair Astro Wave Series 115 F7 ED Triplet
Atik 490ex CCD
Astrodon LRGB filters
SW EQ6

Exposure

Lum 25 x 600s; RGB 17 x 300s per filter

Location

Bassingham, Lincolnshire

Target name

M74

Title

M74 in Pisces

About this image

M74 is in Pisces at about 32 million light years away. It is almost as large as the Milky Way at around 95,000 light years across. Sometimes know as the Phantom galaxy it has low surface brightness and the outer reaches of the arms are dificult to preserve in processing.

Weather conditions have been trying in the last few months and a lot of subs were cloud affected. It has taken 6 nights from 9 November to 13 December to gather the data.

Files associated with this observation

M74 LRGB.jpg (1.9 MB)

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