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    Technical Information: M51

  1. Photographer: Ron Irby
  2. Date: April 18, 1999
  3. Time Taken: 01:10 EDT (05:10 UT)
  4. Location: Gainesville, Florida USA
  5. Telescope: Celestron Model Celestar 8, 8-in. Schmidt-Cassegrain, Focal Length 2032 mm, f/10, with a focal reducer, which converts telescope to 1280mm, f/6.3
  6. Camera: Celestron PixCel 237 CCD Camera, f/6.3
  7. Exposure: 440 seconds (11 exposures, 40 sec. each), unguided
  8. Sky Conditions: Hazy

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