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M101 – Pinwheel Galaxy

Capture date: March 26th – April 12th, 2024
Location: Augsburg, Germany
Bortle class: 6

Lights (Gain 100, -5°C, Bin 1×1):
L: 399 x 60s (6h 39m)
R: 40 x 180s (2h)
G: 40 x 180s (2h)
B: 40 x 180s (2h)
H𝛼: 32 x 300s (2h 40m)
Oiii: 70 x 300s (5h 50m)
Integration: 21h 9m
Darks: 60
Flats: 30 x 5s, 30 x 10s
Flat Darks: 60

Scope: Sky-Watcher Esprit 100ED
Reducer: APM Riccardi 0.75x
Camera: ZWO ASI2600MM Pro
Guide scope: Sky-Watcher Esprit 100ED
Guide camera: ZWO ASI290MM Mini with ZWO OAG-L
Filterwheel: ZWO EFW 7x36mm
Filter(s): Astronomik L-2, Astronomik DeepSky RGB, Astronomik H𝛼 6nm, Astronomik Oiii 6nm
Mount: ZWO AM5
Tripod: TS TriPier
Control: ZWO ASIAIR Plus

M101 – Pinwheel Galaxy

Capture date: March 1st – May 15th, 2023
Location: Augsburg, Germany
Bortle class: 5-6

Lights (Gain 100, -5°C, Bin 1×1):
L: 90 x 180s (4h 30m)
R: 92 x 180s (4h 36m)
G: 85 x 180s (4h 15m)
B: 72 x 180s (3h 36m)
Integration: 16h 57m
Darks: 60
Flats: 30 x 5s
Flat Darks: 60

Scope: Sky-Watcher Esprit 120ED
Flattener: Sky-Watcher Esprit 120ED Flattener 1.0x
Camera: ZWO ASI2600MM Pro
Guide scope: Sky-Watcher Esprit 120ED
Guide camera: ZWO ASI290MM Mini with ZWO OAG-L
Filterwheel: ZWO EFW 7x36mm
Filter(s): Astronomik L-2, Astronomik DeepSky RGB
Mount: Sky-Watcher EQ6-R Pro
Tripod: Sky-Watcher EQ6 Tripod

Control: ZWO ASIAIR Pro

M101 – Pinwheel Galaxy

Capture date: April 16th – 18th, 2022
Location: Augsburg, Germany
Bortle class: 5-6

Lights: H𝛼: 41 @ 300s, L: 467 @ 60s, R: 19 @ 180s, G: 20 @ 180s, B: 20 @ 180s (Gain 100, -5°C)
Integration: 14h 9m
Darks: 60
Flats: 30 @ 10s
Flat Darks: 60

Scope: Vixen R200SS
Coma corrector / Reducer: Vixen Corrector PH
Camera: ZWO ASI2600MM Pro
Guide scope: Vixen R200SS
Guide camera: ZWO ASI290MM Mini with ZWO OAG-L
Filterwheel: ZWO EFW 7x36mm
Filter(s): Astronomik L-2, Astronomik Deep Sky RGB, Astronomik H𝛼 6nm
Mount: Sky-Watcher EQ6-R Pro
Tripod: Sky-Watcher EQ6 Tripod

Control: ZWO ASIAIR Pro

M101 – Pinwheel Galaxy

Capture date: March 7th & 8th
Location: Augsburg, Germany
Bortle class: 5-6

Lights: H𝛼: 8 @ 300s, L: 64 @ 180s, R: 20 @ 180s, G: 20 @ 180s, B: 21 @ 180s (Gain 100, -5°C)
Integration: 6h 25m
Darks: 60
Flats: 30 @ 10s, 30 @ 5s
Flat Darks: 60

Scope: Sky-Watcher Esprit 100ED
Reducer: APM Riccardi 0.75x
Camera: ZWO ASI2600MM Pro
Guide scope: Omegon 50F4
Guide camera: ZWO ASI290MM Mini
Filterwheel: ZWO EFW 7x36mm
Filter(s): Astronomik H𝛼 6nm, Astronomik L-2, Astronomik Deep Sky RGB
Mount: Sky-Watcher EQ6-R Pro
Tripod: Sky-Watcher EQ6 Tripod

Control: ZWO ASIAIR Plus

M101 – Pinwheel Galaxy

Capture date: May 30th & 31st & June 01st, 2021
Location: Augsburg, Germany
Bortle class: 5

Lights: 141 @ 180s (Gain 0, -5°C)
Integration: 7h 03m
Darks: 60
Flats: 30 @ 5s
Flat Darks: 30

Scope: Vixen R200SS
Camera: ZWO ASI2600MC Pro
Guide scope: ZWO 30mm F4
Guide camera: ZWO ASI120MM Mini
Filter(s): Optolong L-Pro
Mount: Vixen GPDX with SkySensor2000 PC
Tripod: Vixen HAL-110

Control: ZWO ASIAIR Pro