October - May
Description: Spiral Galaxy
Common Name: Messier 101
Messier Catalogue: 101
NGC: 5457
IC: N/A
Sharpless: Sh2-240
Constellation: Ursa Major
Size: 24.0 x 22.9 Arc Minutes
Visual Magnitude: +5.59
Distance: 23 Million Light Years
M101
M101
is
nice
and
simple
to
find.
In
the
Constellation
of
Ursa
Major
follow
the
handle
of
the
Plough
to
the
double
star
of
Mizar
&
Alcor
and
Alkaid.
M101
is
just
above
the
end
of
the
handle
(if
the
pan
was
the
correct
way
up).
The
Galaxy
is
the
tip
of
an
imaginary
triangle
with
Mizar
and
Alkaid
making
up
the
bottom
corners
of
the
triangle.
Date Taken: 13/04/2018
Telescope: Altair StarWave 70ED
Diameter: 70mm
Focal Length: 420mm
Mount: SkyWatcher Star Adventurer
Guided?: Yes
Camera: Canon EOS 1000D
ISO: 400
Exposure
Light Frames: 11 x 240 Seconds
Dark Frames:
Bias Frames:
Flat Frames:
Stacking program: DeepSkyStacker
Post Processing: DeepSkyStacker
Date Taken: 13/04/2018
Telescope: Altair StarWave 70ED
Diameter: 70mm
Focal Length: 420mm
Mount: SkyWatcher Star Adventurer
Guided?: Yes
Camera: Canon EOS 1000D
ISO: 400
Exposure
Light Frames: 9 x 240 Seconds
Dark Frames:
Bias Frames:
Flat Frames:
Stacking program: DeepSkyStacker
Post Processing: DeepSkyStacker
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