Type: Intermediate Spiral

Constellation: Canes Venatici

Distance from Earth: 24 million light-years

Imaging Project Information:

Imaging Telescope: William Optics Fluorostar 91 / FLT91 

Imaging Camera: ZWO ASI533MC Pro

Guiding Camera: ZWO ASI290MM Mini

Mount: iOptron CEM60

Accessories: William Optics FLAT68III Field Flattener, ZWO ASIAir Plus, ZWO EFW 2″, ZWO EAF , ZWO OAG-L

Filters Used: IDAS GNB (Galaxy/Nebula Booster) 2″, ZWO UV-IR Cut 2″

Software: Acquisition – via ZWO ASIAir Plus, Preprocessing: Aries Productions Astropixel Processor Postprocessing: Pleiades Astrophoto Pixinisight

Acquisition Period: April 26-27, 2023

Frames: GNB: 80 x 300s, UV/IR: 130 x 180s