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Whirlpool Galaxy - M51 - Apr-15-2015 - LRGB, Rick Breen
Whirlpool Galaxy - M51 - Apr-15-2015 - LRGB
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Whirlpool Galaxy - M51 - Apr-15-2015 - LRGB

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M51 - The Whirlpool Galaxy - Taken Apr-15-2015

Rick Breen

Takahashi TSA 120 f/7.5 focal length 900mm

QSIws 683 CCD @ -30 C LRGB Stacked

15 X 200" Luminance + (5 Red + 5 Green + 5 Blue - all binned 2X - all 200")

Stacked in Maxim DL 6.0.8 with some Post-Processed in Photoshop

-30 Celcius CCD temperature

Size: 3326 x 2504

Color mode: 0

FITS- Creator: MaxIm DL Version 6.08 151231 2SHKH

FITS- Date (UTC):

FITS- Date-OBS (UTC): 2015-04-16T04:13:16

FITS- Instrument: QSI 683ws S/N 00602719 HW 10.00.00 FW 06.03.01 PI 7.4.1824.0

FITS- Exposure: 200.000

FITS- Gain: 0

Pixel size: 5.40 x 5.40 (1)

CCD Temp: -30.0

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Whirlpool Galaxy - M51 - Apr-15-2015 - LRGB, Rick Breen