| IMAGE INFORMATION |
OBJECT INFORMATION |
| Telescope |
TOA-150 on AP1200GTO |
Designation |
M63 |
| Focal Length |
F/7.3 1100mm |
Position |
RA 13h 15m DEC 42* 02' |
| Guiding |
SX Lodestar thru MMOAG |
Type |
Spiral Galaxy |
| Control |
MaximDL |
Magnitude |
8.6 |
| CCD Camera |
Starlightxpress SXVF-H9 |
Size |
12 x 7 arcminutes, 92,000 LY Dia |
| Image Scale |
1.20 arcsec |
Distance |
23.5 million Light years |
| Filters |
Astronomiks LRGB |
Constellation |
Canes Venatici |
| Exposures |
15 x 5 min Lum 1x1, 12 x 5 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 May 2010 |
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NOTES: Very Poor seeing most of the week.
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