M101, The Pinwheel Galaxy, in the constellation of Ursa Major and isn't visible in southern hemisphere skies.It is almost 21 million light years distant, 85000 light years wide and with around 1 trillion stars.
If you zoom into the surrounding space you will see a number of more distant and fainter galaxies.
T20 is a 106mm aperture refracting telescope. Image consistes of 6 X 5 minute exposures (Filters used- 3 Luminance and 1 each Red, Green and Blue) combined and processed with Nebulosity and Photoshop (with Astropanel).
Astronomy and Astrophotography by Michael Booth. I live in the south of Tasmania and in the breaks between the cloudy days and nights I like to get outside and enjoy observing and photographing the night sky.
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Crazy Chickens IC2944
First part of a failed 2 panel mosaic with a Dual Band Filter, Ha and Oiii. 5 x 300second Exposures stacked and enhanced in post processi...
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Dome image by Peter Sayers (See Astro Pete on Facebook for more)
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First part of a failed 2 panel mosaic with a Dual Band Filter, Ha and Oiii. 5 x 300second Exposures stacked and enhanced in post processi...