| Spring Galaxy Weekend LAAstro.com by Bill Patterson |
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| Date Taken: March 19 - 21, 2004 Location: Pine Mountain Club, CA Equipment: Takahashi FS152 telescope & SBIG ST10XME CCD camera Notes: Galaxy images with the scope. Use a Takahashi TOA focal reducer so the scope was a f5.7 . The Takahashi EM-200 mount handled the scope well. |
| M63 - Sunflower Galaxy Canes Venatici Mag 9.6 Size 12.6' x 7.2' LRGB = 80/20/20/20 |
| M64 - Black Eye Galaxy Coma Berenicies Mag 8.7 Size 10' x 5.4' LRGB = 96/24/24/24 |
| M65 & M66 in Leo Mag 10.2 & 9.6 Sixe 9.7' x 2.8' & 9.2' x 4.2' LRGB = 80/20/20/20 |
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| NGC7331 - Deer Lick group Pegasus Mag 10.3 Size 10.6' x 3.8' LRGB = 75/20/20/20 Added 6/18/04 |
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