Photographer:
Craig & Tammy Temple
Location of Photo:
Hendersonville, TN
Date/Time of photo:
February 25, 2010
Equipment:
Celestron C8 Schmidt-Cassegrain at f/6.3; Atlas EQ-G, guided; Canon Digital Rebel T1i, Hap Griffin Baader modified; Astronomik CLS-CCD EOS Clip; 82 x 180sec @ ISO 800 (4hr. 6min.)
Description:
M108 (NGC3556) is a magnitude 10.20 barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major. From Earth, we are viewing this galaxy edge-on. It was discovered in 1781 by Pierre Méchain.
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