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M49 -- Elliptical Galaxy

Object

Type

Elliptical Galaxy

Constellation

Virgo

Distance

55.9M light years

Magnitude

8.4

Size

10.2 x 8.3 arc-min

Image

Date

2011-03-03

Place

Winter Star Party

Exposure Data

Lum 30 mins @ -10C

C 6x5

Notes

All filters binned 1x1

Equipment

Optics

Takahashi TOA-150

Focal Length

1100 mm @f/7.3

Mount

Paramount ME

Camera

SBIG ST-10XME

Focuser

RoboFocus

Filters

CFW-10, AstroDon CRGB

Software

TheSky6, CCDSoft, CCDAutopilot4, CCDStack 2+, PixInsight, PhotoShop CS6

Reprocessed on 06/25/2023