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Messier 51 - NGC 5194"The Whirlpool Galaxy"
Face-On Spiral Galaxy, Type SA(s)bc pec I-II
RA: 13h 29.9m
DEC: +47degrees 12'
SIZE: 8.2' X 6.9'
VISUAL MAGNITUDE: 8.4
SURFACE BRIGHTNESS: 12.6
CONSTELLATION: Canes Venatici
DISTANCE: 35 Million Light Years
DIAMETER: 112 Thousand Light Years
IMAGING INFORMATION
Celestron C-14, FL 3911 mm,
Schmidt-Cassegrain reflector, on Paramount GT1100 mount.
REDUCER/CORRECTOR: Celestron 6.3
CAMERA:
Santa Barbara Instruments, ST-8 Digital (Thermoelectrically cooled)
ADAPTIVE OPTICS:
Santa Barbara Instruments, AO-7
FILTER(S): None
CCD COOLING TEMPERATURE: -5 C
BINNING/RESOLUTION: 1 X 1 (1530 X 1020)
EXPOSURE TIME: 600 minutes
NUMBER OF IMAGES: 10 - 60 minute images
FILM SPEED: N/A
DATE/TIME:
Between 03-14-2004 to 04-15-2004
LOCATION:
Valley Center, San Diego County, California
TEMPERATURE: Various
HUMIDITY: Various
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