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This image of NGC 628 (M-74) was obtained by the 8.1-meter Gemini North Telescope on Mauna Kea Hawaii using the newly commissioned Gemini Multi-Object Spectrograph. To make the color image, three images were combined to make this red, green and blue composite. The three images were obtained on the night of August 13-14, 2001 and correspond to the following technical specifications: Filter "Color" Exposure Time Wavelength Range Image Quality g' Blue 4 x 240sec 398-552nm fwhm =0.53arcsec r' Green 4 x 120sec 562-698nm* fwhm =0.55arcsec i' Red 4 x 120sec 706-850nm fwhm =0.57arcsec * The r' (Green) image contains the H emission line The field of view of the composite image is 5.7arcmin x 5.4arcmin and roughly 13.76 pixels/arcsec. Photo Credit: "Gemini Observatory - GMOS Team" See the press release for more information.