| M 101 Galaxy (NGC 5457) M101 is located in Ursa Major (The Great Bear). This spiral galaxy is magnitude 7.92 and is 28.6' x 26.5' in size. This shows up well in medium sized scopes at a dark sky site. Many background galaxies are visible in this image. I would like to revisit this area to try and go deeper with multiple long exposures. |
| Telescope / Lens | TEC 140mm f/7 |
| Mount Type | Astro-Physics 1200 |
| Camera | ST8XME |
| Filters | Astro-Don LRGB |
| Film | CCD |
| Exposure | LRGB of 75 minuets -20° C |
| Processing | CCDSoft, AIP4Win, CCDStack & Photoshop CS2 |
| Date | 8-11-2007 |
| Location | June Mountain, near Dexter, Oregon 122° 43.53 W 43° 48.41' N |
| Conditions | 3252' magnitude 6.0 Skies; Clear & Steady |