Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Virgo (Vir)  ·  Contains:  11.85  ·  68 Leto  ·  M 61  ·  NGC 4292  ·  NGC 4301  ·  NGC 4303
M61 Barred Spiral Galaxy, Garrett D'Amore
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M61 Barred Spiral Galaxy

M61 Barred Spiral Galaxy, Garrett D'Amore
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M61 Barred Spiral Galaxy

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My first effort at this target.  Seeing conditions were somewhat mixed although later in the session it improved a bit, and scope was completely covered in dew in the morning, making my flats perhaps somewhat questionable.

This is also my first effort with my new AM5 mount combined with the 8" SCT.  I'm using a 0.63 reducer, and an OAG, but I think these results are quite acceptable given my seeing.

This target would probably interesting without the reducer, but I suspect I'd be quite challenged to find an acceptable guide star with a 2 meter focal length.

My guiding started with about 4" RMS, but it settled down to around, or even slightly below, 1".

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M61 Barred Spiral Galaxy, Garrett D'Amore