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	Gavin James
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M102 - The Spindle Galaxy

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Research Assistant: Anthony Breeze

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The Spindle Galaxy
M102, NGC 5866
Spiral Galaxy
Draco
47 million light years
+9.8
6 arcminutes
86,000 light years
1781, Pierre Mechain
May
15h 07m 04s
+55º 40’ 57”
Celestron EdgeHD 8"
7 nights in May 2020
RGB = 6 x 600s each
L = 33 x 1200s
14 hours