M51 Whirlpool Galaxy (Joe Kent) - AstroBin

Celestial hemisphere: Northern · Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn) · Contains: IC 4277 · IC 4278 · M 51 · NGC 5194 · NGC 5195 · Whirlpool Galaxy

M51 Whirlpool Galaxy, Joe Kent

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M51 Whirlpool Galaxy

Revision title: M51 Whirlpool Galaxy

M51 Whirlpool Galaxy, Joe Kent

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M51 Whirlpool Galaxy

Revision title: M51 Whirlpool Galaxy

First light test with RC6 and ASI533MC. Struggled with focus which will hopefully be solved with an EAF when it arrives. Happy with guiding and image capture setup although could probably test longer exposures. Any critique / advice would be most welcome.

B

Title: M51 (PS only)

Description: Edit of the data with only Photoshop and not Startools

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C

Title: M51 Whirlpool Galaxy

Description: Further attempt at processing M51 using Startools and PS

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D

Title: M51 Whirlpool Galaxy

Description: Further attempt at processing following advice from Tom Gray.

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E

Title: M51 Whirlpool Galaxy

Description: Another attempt at editing using drizzle in DSS and further practise...

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F

Title: M51 Whirlpool Galaxy

Description: Hopefully final reprocess of this data using new learned techniques.

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Title: M51 Whirlpool Galaxy

Description: Revisit and reprocess

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M51 Whirlpool Galaxy, Joe Kent

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