Date & Time: | Dec 29 2014, from 27:38 to 28:22 JST(+0900) |
Composed 8 shots with 6 minutes exposed | |
Optical: | Meade 25cm(10") Schmidt-Cassegrain with a conversion lens (f=1600mm, F6.3) |
with BaaderPlanetarium Moon&Skyglow filter | |
Auto-guided with Meade LX200 Equatorial & Pictor 201XT | |
Digital Camera: | Canon EOS 600D (Remodeled) |
Location: | Ooizumi, Hokuto city, Yamanashi pref. |
Camera Settings: | Recording format...14bit CCD-RAW, converted to 16bit TIFF(5184×3456) |
Sensitivity...ISO3200 |
The galaxy has been classified in elliptical and being edge-on, you can appreciate it as a well-proportioned spindle shape. Large telescopes can detect a dark lane crossing the center. The distance from us is estimated about 32 millions light years. |
M101 |
Around M106 & NGC4217 |
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