- Object Information:
- Messier 101 [M 101]
- Constellation - Ursa Major
- Distance - 23 million light years
- Messier 101 is the largest member of a small galaxy cluster located 23 million light years distant. Messier 101 shines with the luminosity of 33 billion suns. Messier 101's size is estimated to be 190,000 light years across.
- Imaged at:
- Near Desert Center, Riverside County, California,
- Equipment:
- Optics - Takahashi MT-200,
- Mount - Astro-Physics 1200 GTO,
- Camera - SBIG ST-10XME
- Exposure Information:
- Sum of eighteen 360 second exposures = 108 min. total,
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