M 101

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Object: M101 - Pinwheel Galaxy (Ursa Major)
Date: 06-08.06.2005
Scope, mount, camera: FFC, MM, ST-10XME
Filter, exposure time: LRGB (36x6x6x8)*600s, color channels 2x2-binned
Total exposure time: 9h 20min
Location: La Palma, Roque de los muchachos
Comments: The color channels are way too shallow for the deep luminance (6h) exposures. If the background was steepend more until the noise became visible (as I usually do), then most of the tiny objects becoming visible appeared color-less. So I prepared this LRGB version, and a much deeper black-and white image with the luminance channel, only.