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M51 - full moon afterparty on the Whirlpool galaxy, 



    
        

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M51 - full moon afterparty on the Whirlpool galaxy
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M51 - full moon afterparty on the Whirlpool galaxy

Acquisition details

Dates:
April 7, 2015
Frames:
30×115(57′ 30″)
Integration:
57′ 30″
Avg. Moon age:
17.54 days
Avg. Moon phase:
91.55%

Basic astrometry details

Astrometry.net job: 595615

RA center: 13h29m46s.1

DEC center: +47°1622

Orientation: 179.791 degrees

Field radius: 0.659 degrees

Resolution: 620x716

File size: 288.3 KB

Locations: La Gueule du Loup (Malonne), Namur, Namur, Belgium

Description

Tonight I could grab a few more UHC subs for my Medusa project ; not enough yet. But I took proper flats - first time... So, as the moon was rising bright in the sky (still 94% illumination), I thought "lets give it a quick try at M51, and see... in quasi B&W treatment...

VERSION B : 15 broadband subs mixed in. Humid sky created excessive orange light, hence the strange color balance... Will need dry nights and/or narrow band.

TECH SPEC / 6x 300sec @ iso3200 + 15 x 110sec @ 2500iso broadband

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