M101 - The Pinwheel Galaxy

M101, also known as the Pinwheel Galaxy, is a type Sc spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Ursa Major.
The core of M101 is considerably off-center and is located approximately 27 million light-years from Earth.

Image acquisition and processing information

Date: April 17th, 2023
Telescope 1: Celestron Edge HD 14" telescope using a Hyperstar v4 lens
Mount: Astro-Physics AP-1200 GTO CP3
Camera: ZWO ASI-2400MC Pro one-shot-color camera (gain 158)
Guiding: Telescope: AstroTech AT72ED, Camera: ASI-120 MM
Exposures: 262 one-minute exposures using a IR/UV cut filter
Image acquisition and guiding: ASIAIR Plus

Telescope 2: Celestron C11 telescope using a Hyperstar v4 lens
Mount: Celestron CGE Pro
Camera: ZWO ASI-6200MM Pro monochrome camera (gain 100)
Guiding: Telescope: Orion 60mm with helical focuser, Camera: ASI-120 MM
Exposures: 46 one-minute exposures using a Ha filter binned 2x2
Image acquisition and guiding: ASIAIR Plus

Image processing Software: PixInsight v. 1.8.9.1