| IMAGE INFORMATION |
OBJECT INFORMATION |
| Telescope |
C9.25 on AP1200GTO |
Designation |
M63 |
| Focal Length |
F/6 1385mm |
Position |
RA 13h 15m DEC 42* 02' |
| Guiding |
Sbig remote Guide head thru eFinder |
Type |
Spiral Galaxy |
| Control |
MaximDL |
Magnitude |
8.6 |
| CCD Camera |
Sbig ST2000XM |
Size |
12 x 7 arcminutes, 92,000 LY Dia |
| Image Scale |
1.12 arcsec |
Distance |
23.5 million Light years |
| Filters |
AstroDon type II RGB |
Constellation |
Canes Venatici |
| Exposures |
11 x 5 min Lum 1x1, 10 x 4 min ea RGB 2x2 |
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| Calibration |
Flats, darks. |
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| Software |
MaximDL, Photoshop CS2 |
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| Date |
Texas Star Party April 2009 |
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NOTES: Love those dark west Texas skies.
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