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M91
is one of the faintest objects in the Messier catalog. This barred
spiral is a member of the Virgo cluster of galaxies, located approximately
60 million light years away. |
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| Telescope: |
AT8RC |
| Mount: |
Losmandy G-11 Gemini |
| Camera: |
Canon XS (Hutech modified); ISO
1600; Raw capture |
| Exposures: |
21 @ 5 min. |
| Note: |
Images
were focused using the camera's Live View. They were reduced, aligned,
and combined using ImagesPlus. The composite image was adjusted in
Photoshop CS2 (Levels, Curves, Cropping). Shot from my backyard observatory
in southeast Minnesota on 4/11/10. Outside temp: 35 F. |
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