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The Details |
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Object |
M109 in Ursa Major |
Optics |
Meade 16"LX200 at f/6.3 |
Platform |
Meade LX 200 Mount |
Camera |
SBIG ST-8XE and AO-7 Adaptive Optics Unit |
Filters |
SBIG LRGB filter set |
Date |
11 May 2003 |
Location |
Mount Wilson Observatory, Mount Wilson CA |
Exposure |
L 12 x 600 sec 1x1 bin; RG 3 x 300 sec, B 3 x 480 sec 2x2 bin |
Software |
Maxim DL/CCD, Registar, Photoshop |
Orientation |
Field of View: 18’52" x 12' 33" centered on RA 11h57m45s DEC 53°20’22”. North angle 359.10 °; east 90° CW from north |
| Notes | Discovered by Pierre Mechain on March 12, 1781, and three days later by Charles Messier, this barred spiral galaxy is located approximately 50 million light years from earth in the direction of the Big Dipper's bowl. |
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