Observation by Mike Greenhill-Hooper: M101 in luminance

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Mike Greenhill-Hooper

Observer

Mike Greenhill-Hooper

Observed

2024 May 09 - 21:00

Uploaded

2024 May 13 - 15:24

Objects

M101

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Constellation

Ursa Major

Field centre

RA: 14^h03^m
Dec: +54°20'
Position angle: -103°59'

Field size

0°19' × 0°15'

Equipment

Telescope: 20" f/4 Obsession Dobsonian; Paracorr coma corrector
ASI294MMPro with uv/ir cut (L) filter

Exposure

(2s - 150 frames) x4 SharpCap stacks, camera gain 450, T=0C

Location

Miradoux, S.W. France

Target name

M101

Title

M101 in luminance

About this image

Quite pleased with the detail, just 20 minutes very limited post processing (Affinity Photo). It helped that the object was nearly over-head.

Files associated with this observation

M101 090524 L M Greenhill Hooper.jpg (754.0 kB)

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Graham Winstanley, Callum Potter

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