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The Pinwheel galaxy (M101):
A 30 minute RGB rendition of this popular face on spiral galaxy in Ursa Major, some 21 million light years away. A companion dwarf galaxy NGC5474 can also be seen at the top of the frame. Imaged with an ASI533MM Pro camera using a Sky-Watcher 80 Esprit triplet refractor. Integration and processing done in Pixinsight. An additional 10 minutes of luminance data was also taken which was combined with the |RGB data used for the annotated image.
The Little Pinwheel galaxy (NGC 3184):
A 2.3 hour LRGB/Ha composition of the Little Pinwheel Galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major some 40 million light-years away. Imaged with an ASI533MM Pro camera using a Sky-Watcher 80 Esprit triplet refractor. Integration and processing done in Pixinsight.
Chris Bowdsen
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