Amateur images of M101 (original) (raw)
This image of grand-design spiral galaxy M101, the pinwheel Galaxy, was obtained byChris & Dawn Schurfrom Payson, Arizona at 5150 ft elevation. They used their 12.5" f/5 Home made Newtonian and SBIG ST7E CCD Camera with Enhanced Cooling, to create this LRGB composite exposed 130:20:20:40.
More images from the Sternfreunde Breisgau
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This fine color image of the Pinwheel Galaxy M101 was taken byAlan Chen on March 14, 2002 at the CFAS Star Party. The hardware consisted of the MX7C with the 12"LX200 SCT operating at f/4. It is a composite of 14x5 minutes exposures. The setup was guided by an 80mm refractor using a low lux video camera.