The Pinwheel Galaxy is a spiral galaxy. It has a distance to Earth of about 21 million light years. It is a face off galaxy to Earth and beautiful to see all the galactic arms.
Imaging telescope or lens:Explore Scientific 127mm ED APO triplet
Imaging camera:ASI 1600 MM – Cooled ASI1600MM-cooled
Mount:Orion Atlas EQ-G
Guiding telescope or lens:Orion ED80T CF APO Triplet Refractor
Guiding camera:ZWO ASI 120MM-S ZWO ASI 120 mm s
Focal reducer:Explore Scientific 0.7 Reducer/Flattener
Software:PHD 2 Guiding
Filter:ZWO LRGB ASI1600MM
Accessories:EQ Switch, EQ Focuser
Resolution: 2580×2384
Dates: June 6, 2018Frames: 375×30″
Integration: 3.1 hours
Avg. Moon age: 21.90 days
Avg. Moon phase: 52.59%
Astrometry.net job: 2095577
RA center: 210.804 degrees
DEC center: 54.348 degrees
Pixel scale: 1.142 arcsec/pixel
Orientation: 86.614 degrees
Field radius: 0.557 degrees
Data source: Backyard
Dates: June 6, 2018Frames: 375×30″
Integration: 3.1 hours
Avg. Moon age: 21.90 days
Avg. Moon phase: 52.59%
Astrometry.net job: 2095577
RA center: 210.804 degrees
DEC center: 54.348 degrees
Pixel scale: 1.142 arcsec/pixel
Orientation: 86.614 degrees
Field radius: 0.557 degrees
Data source: Backyard