M101, the pinwheel galaxy - a spring classic (GalacticRAVE)

Celestial hemisphere: Northern · Constellation: Ursa Major (UMa) · Contains: M 101 · NGC 5447 · NGC 5449 · NGC 5450 · NGC 5451 · NGC 5453 · NGC 5455 · NGC 5457 · NGC 5461 · NGC 5462 · NGC 5471 · NGC 5477 · Pinwheel galaxy

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M101, the pinwheel galaxy - a spring classic

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M101, the pinwheel galaxy - a spring classic

Life was good to me (or was I good to myself?) and I got a full frame mono CMOS for my beloved Edge 11. Probably one of the best target for this combination is M101 - the pinwheel galaxy which substantially fills the available area. Conditions were not quite ideal (classical new-gear weather), but I was keen to play, so you take what you get. At the end I am quite happy with the overall result. Still fiddling with the setup and waiting for the narrow band filters - so sticking to LRGB for the time being. I may add Ha (and/or more exposure time) at a later stage.

Data were taken on 2024 March 28, March 31, April 29, and April 30.

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Astrometry.net job	9784128
PixInsight job	AGNM6WPRW0R7KMWO55VFBOATO9D8KZ30
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PixInsight stage	TASK_LOG

RA (center)	14h03m30s.158
RA (top/left)	14h06m01s.360
RA (top/right)	14h00m58s.446
RA (bottom/right)	14h01m00s.653
RA (bottom/left)	14h06m00s.550

Dec (center)	+54°22′01″.38
Dec (top/left)	+54°36′36″.24
Dec (top/right)	+54°36′30″.87
Dec (bottom/right)	+54°07′15″.74
Dec (bottom/left)	+54°07′20″.91

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