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DEEP SKY

	Gavin James
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	gavin@gjmultimedia.co.uk

M100

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Research Assistant: Chicha Nimitpornsuko

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Messier 100
M100, NGC 4321
Spiral Galaxy
Coma Berenices
52 million light years
+9.3
6 arcminutes
92,000 light years
1781, Pierre Mechain
March
12h 23m 59s
+15º 42’ 23”
Celestron EdgeHD 8"
8 nights in April & May 2020
RGB = 10 x 600s each
L = 30 x 1200s
15 hours