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M101 from the 2022 Logan Valley Star Party, wadeh237
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M101 from the 2022 Logan Valley Star Party

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M101 from the 2022 Logan Valley Star Party, wadeh237
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M101 from the 2022 Logan Valley Star Party

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This is M101, taken from the 2022 Logan Valley Star Party.

I imaged this one on the nights of June 21, 22 and 23.  Here are the details:

Telescope: Astro-Physics AP130GTX
Camera: QSI 690 WSG-8
Mount: Astro-Physics AP1100GTO-CP4
Guiding: PHD2 with a Starlight Xpress Ultrastar using the built-in OAG on the QSI camera
Exposures: 32x300 seconds red, 32x300 seconds green, 31x300 seconds blue

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M101 from the 2022 Logan Valley Star Party, wadeh237