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Image Information

 

Object

M 100
Coordinates RA: 12 22 54.9  Dec: 15 49 22  PA: -10
Imaging by Greg Morgan
Date(s) April 12 - 14, 2008

Optics

RCOS 12.5 inch f/9 Ritchey-Chrétien with a 2,857mm focal length

Mount

Paramount ME

Camera

Apogee Alta U16M

Guiding

Off-axis with the Astrodon Monster MOAG and SBIG ST-402XM

Field Scale

0.64 arcseconds / pixel

FOV

27' x 36' ~ 75% of the full FOV of 44' x 44'.  N is down and to the right, E is up and to the right.

Chip Temp

-25 C

Filter(s)

Astrodon LRGB

Location

Sierra Remote Observatories, Shaver Lake California 4,610 feet

Exposure(s)

L 8 x 1800 , R 7 x 1800, G 5 x 1800, B 6 x 1800 seconds (13 Hours Total)

Binning

1x1

Camera control

MaxIm DL 4 / CCDAutopilot 3

Processing software

CCDStack, Photoshop CS2

Image notes

Framed to put NGC ? in the upper left corner.
 

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