M101 - Face-On Spiral Galaxy
| Object | Spiral Galaxy (M101), in Ursa Major |
| Telescope (Photo) | Meade LX200GPS 12" SCT @ f/6.3 |
| Telescope (Guiding) | Meade LX200GPS 12" SCT @ f/6.3 (off axis) |
| Camera (Photo) | Olympus OM-1 |
| Camera (Guiding) | SBIG ST-4 (direct drive of guiding telescope) |
| Exposure Detail | Combination of 3 images at 60 minutes each; Konica Centuria Super 200 print film (first image); Fuji SuperHQ 200 print film (second/third images), images combined in Registar; final image processing using Photoshop CS |
| Location | First image: Caesar Creek State Park, Ohio (N39.513, W84.020); Second/Third images: Cincinnati Astronomical Society's Dark-Sky Site (Adams County, Ohio) (N38.876, W83.464) |
| Date | 06/04/05, 07/01/05, 07/02/05 |
