M74 aka The Phantom Galaxy is located in the constellation Pisces. Not to be confused with M101, M74 gets it's nickname because it's the 2nd most difficult object to visually observe due to low surface brightness. M74 is a face-on grand spiral galaxy with several observed supernovae. The Phantom Galaxy spans a diameter of 95,000 light years across. This star harvester is said to be of similar size to Earth's Milky Way.
Acquisition & Astro Rig details: Bortle 3
Integration time: 60 seconds x 139 lights with Bias, Flats, Darks.
ZWO AM5N Mount, 200mm pier extension on Celestron AVX Stainless Steel Tripod
SVBONY MK105, F/13 1365mm FL, 105mm aperture
ZWO ASIAIR Plus
ZWO 120mm ZWO Guide Camera + Celestron D70/400mm
ZWO ASI585MC Pro One Shot Colour 3840 x 2160 resolution with HCG enabled Gain at 200, Cooling Fan 10 degress F.
Straight UV/IR Cut 2" Filter
100ah Lithium Power Cell.
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