Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  IC 4277  ·  IC 4278  ·  M 51  ·  NGC 5194  ·  NGC 5195  ·  Whirlpool Galaxy
Getting plate-solving status, please wait...
M51 Whirlpool, Thomas
Powered byPixInsight

M51 Whirlpool

Getting plate-solving status, please wait...
M51 Whirlpool, Thomas
Powered byPixInsight

M51 Whirlpool

Equipment

Loading...

Acquisition details

Loading...

Description

When I got my Edge HD 9.25 at the end of last year, I was anxiously awaiting the chance to image some galaxies with it. Weather, moon phases, and placement never cooperated until now! I thought what better one to start with than a good classic. Originally the forecast only called for one good night so I got all of the LRGB frames in one short night. Then the weather gods smiled on me and I got two more nights, albeit only about 2hrs each night after the clouds cleared. The side by side comparison of the difference it makes adding in the extra data really shows what even a few extra hours can do.

Comments

Revisions

  • Final
    M51 Whirlpool, Thomas
    Original
  • M51 Whirlpool, Thomas
    B

B

Description: This is a side by side comparison of 61 vs 184 Luminance images.

Uploaded: ...

Sky plot

Sky plot

Histogram

M51 Whirlpool, Thomas