M100 in Coma Berenices 26th March 2020 @ 00:55 UT
M100 is another spectacular spiral galaxy surrounded by an entourage of smaller galaxies.
Image: 15 seconds x 124 frames (1860 seconds total), gain 6579, bin 1x1, Raw 14, black level 99, camera temperature 6.8 deg C, 1 dark. Stacked in SharpCap Pro 3.2.6248.0. The image was stacked and adjusted in SharpCap. The image was scaled down and cropped in GIMP.
Equipment: Celestron CPC-800 at F5.9, Alt-Az mount, Altair Astro Hypercam 294C Pro Cooled (fan), Celestron Focuser, CPWI controlled remotely via Microsoft RDP and ASCOM.
Astrometry: M 100 is 52 million light years distant.
Charles Messier discovered M 100 in 1781.