Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Ursa Major (UMa)  ·  Contains:  HD122865  ·  M 101  ·  NGC 5447  ·  NGC 5449  ·  NGC 5450  ·  NGC 5451  ·  NGC 5453  ·  NGC 5455  ·  NGC 5457  ·  NGC 5461  ·  NGC 5462  ·  NGC 5471  ·  NGC 5473  ·  NGC 5477  ·  Pinwheel galaxy
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M 101 Pinwheel Galaxy NGC 5457, Norm Fox
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M 101 Pinwheel Galaxy NGC 5457

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M 101 Pinwheel Galaxy NGC 5457, Norm Fox
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M 101 Pinwheel Galaxy NGC 5457

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Reprocess of M 101 (NGC5457) the Pinwheel Galaxy. New image processing with Pixinsight's new color calibration tool Spectrophotometric Color Calibration (SPCC).
Technical Info:
69 x 180 sec. ZWO Red filter
68 x 180 sec. ZWO Green filter
66 x 180 sec. Zwo Blue filter
Gain 200, Offset 50, Binning 1x1
Total Integration 10.2 hours
Explore Scientific  102mm f/7 APO Refractor
Sensor cooled to -15°C on ZWO ASI1600MM Pro (mono)
Calibration frames: Bias, Darks, and Flats.
Plate Solve-PlateSolver 2 via N.I.N.A. 2.1
Image processing Pixinsight 1.8.9-1, and Photoshop CC 2023

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M 101 Pinwheel Galaxy NGC 5457, Norm Fox