M101

M101 NGC 5457 in Ursa Major

RA, Dec: 14 03.2 +54 21 (Epoch 2000)

Sum of two 120s exposures, clear filter (240s).  July 25, 2005.

Imaged at University of Chicago, Yerkes Observatory.  24 inch Telescope, F/13.5.  Focal Length: 324 inches or 823 cm.  Apogee-CCD AP7p, 24 micron pixels.  Pixel Scale:  0.6 arcseconds / pixel.  Approximately 5 arc minutes field of view. Orientation approximately North up, East left. Click on M# to download this image in image.fts format.  Open image with HOU-IP software.  Email  Comments:  Vivian Hoette, vhoette@hale.yerkes.uchicago.edu.  Page Updated:  07/25/2005  

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