Observation by Les Dickens: M101 (NGC5457)

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Les Dickens

Observer

Les Dickens

Observed

2024 Apr 10 - 02:35

Uploaded

2024 Apr 22 - 16:10

Objects

M101
NGC5471
NGC5455
NGC5451

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Constellation

Ursa Major

Field centre

RA: 14^h03^m
Dec: +54°25'
Position angle: -89°08'

Field size

0°42' × 0°32'

Equipment

200mm F6 Newtonian reflector
QHY9s cooled CCD monochrome camera

Exposure

72x120 secs (Lum), 29x120 secs (R), 28x120 secs (G); 22x120 secs (B)

Location

Cheltenham, UK

Target name

M101 (NGC5457) - "Pinwheel" galaxy

Title

M101 (NGC5457)

About this image

Images captured over several (rare) clear nights between 9th and 16th April. EQ6 mount, guided using PHD2. All image processing done using IRIS.

Files associated with this observation

M101 (NGC5457) 2024-04-9,16.jpg (1.0 MB)

Like this image

Charles Graham Taylor, Callum Potter, Lars Lindhard, Dominic Ford, Robin Leadbeater

Comments

Robin Leadbeater, 2024 Apr 24 - 12:44 UTC

I see SN 2023ixf is still there nearly a year later, glowing red at around mag 17.5 V

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