Pinwheel Galaxy
Pinwheel galaxy M101 is a bright and large galaxy. It is larger than our Milky way galaxy 170,000 light years across. It’s distance from Earth is about 27 Million light years. The image also shows the newly discovered supernova SN2023ixf in the upoer arm. Gear setup: Celestron HD 8 @ f/7, iOptron GEM45 guided by OAG & ZWO174MM, ZWO 2600MC @ 0, Optolong L-Pro 2”. Light subs 25 x 300 sec, Flats 20, Darks 10, Bias 50. Total integration 2 hours. Captured by APT, Sharpcap pro, PHD2. Processed by PI & PS. Imaged from Bortle sky class 4.
Pinwheel Galaxy
Pinwheel galaxy M101 is a bright and large galaxy. It is larger than our Milky way galaxy 170,000 light years across. It’s distance from Earth is about 27 Million light years. The image also shows the newly discovered supernova SN2023ixf in the upoer arm. Gear setup: Celestron HD 8 @ f/7, iOptron GEM45 guided by OAG & ZWO174MM, ZWO 2600MC @ 0, Optolong L-Pro 2”. Light subs 25 x 300 sec, Flats 20, Darks 10, Bias 50. Total integration 2 hours. Captured by APT, Sharpcap pro, PHD2. Processed by PI & PS. Imaged from Bortle sky class 4.