M101

Messier 101

Combination of data gathered over two different nights. A face-on spiral galaxy in Ursa Major at about 34 million Light Years away. It's about twice the size of the Milky Way, our own galaxy.

22 x 180 Seconds [6 on 3/6/2010, 18 on 3/26/2010]
5 Dark (+15F) , 5 Neutral Flat, 1 Neutral temp Bias
Celestron C8 Ultima on CGEM, CG5 ASGT
AstroTech AT66 AutoGuiding
Orion SSAG
Losmandy LOS-VIX, VSBS, RDF65