Friday night, March 8th was an ideal night to set up and try out my new telescope. I am now shooting with an 8" Skywatcher Newtonian OTA. I sold my 6" SCT in the fall and picked up the 8" Newt about a month before Christmas. There has been very few clear nights but finally, Friday was one!
Spring is galaxy season so I decided to shoot the Pinwheel Galaxy M101 (or NGC 5457).
The Pinwheel has a diameter of 170,000 light years and it's about 21 million light years away! It's located above the handle in the Big Dipper.
Look up into the heavens. Who created all the stars? He brings them out like an army, one after another, calling each by its name. Because of His great power and incomparable strength, not a single one is missing. (Is 40:26)
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| Pinwheel Galaxy M101 - 36 x 4min sub frames = 2hrs 24mins total exposure @ 800iso |
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