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M98 -- Spiral Galaxy

Object

Type

Intermediate Spiral Galaxy

Constellation

Coma Berenices

Distance

44.4M light years

Magnitude

10.1

Size

9.8 x 2.8 arc-min

Image

Date

2013-05-08

Place

Texas Star Party

Exposure Data

CRGB 60:30:30:30 mins @ -15C

C 12x5, R 6x5, G 6x5, B 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

TheSkyX, CCDSoft, CCDAutopilot5, CCDStack 2+, PixInsight, PhotoShop CS6

Reprocessed on 06/27/2023