M109, Steve Coates
M109, Steve Coates

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Description

M109

Barred spiral galaxy in Ursa Major

~83 million light years distant

March 5, 6 and 7, 2013 (Luminance)

February 11, 2012 (RGB)

Ocala, FL

6 min Luminance with QSI 683

6 min RGB exposures stacked in DSS for a total of 3 hours 49 min with a Canon T1i

PS CS5

AT8RC (Luminance)

AT6RC (RGB)

Orion 50mm guidescope with SSAG

QSI 683ws CCD cooled camera

Canon T1i (Hap Griffin modified)

Losmandy G-11 with Gemini II

Hutech IDAS Light Pollution Suppression (LPS) Filter

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M109, Steve Coates