Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Ursa Major (UMa)  ·  Contains:  M 101  ·  NGC 5451  ·  NGC 5455  ·  NGC 5457  ·  NGC 5461  ·  NGC 5471
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101 Hours on M101, David Jenkins
101 Hours on M101
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101 Hours on M101

Getting plate-solving status, please wait...
101 Hours on M101, David Jenkins
101 Hours on M101
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101 Hours on M101

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This is my longest capture to date: A total of 101 hours of integration time using two telescopes. Part way through this project, a type II (core collapse) supernova appeared in one of the outer arms of this galaxy, which is visible in this final image. I was amazed at how much easier it is to process an image when this much data is combined - such a joy!

Technical details: Celestron Edge HD8 with a ZWO ASI 294MC Pro camera to capture RGB data and a SkyWatcher Esprit 150ED with a ZWO ASI 2600MM Pro camera to capture both Luminance and Hydrogen Alpha data. All combined and processed in PixInsight.

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101 Hours on M101, David Jenkins