Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  IC 4278  ·  M 51  ·  NGC 5194  ·  NGC 5195  ·  Whirlpool galaxy
M51 with a NexStar 6SE, Matt Fulghum
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M51 with a NexStar 6SE

M51 with a NexStar 6SE, Matt Fulghum
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M51 with a NexStar 6SE

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Description

I picked up a Bahtinov for the C6, so my focus is much better now. Guiding went very well (for NexStar SE values of very well) - only tossed two subs. Had some issues with my darks, so this is a 2x drizzle of the center of the frame. Pretty happy with the 178; it does what I ask it to.

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  • M51 with a NexStar 6SE, Matt Fulghum
    Original
  • M51 with a NexStar 6SE, Matt Fulghum
    B
  • Final
    M51 with a NexStar 6SE, Matt Fulghum
    C

B

Description: tweaked the sharpening. a little noiser, but more detail is visible.

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C

Description: Bought a copy of Star Tools, reprocessing some old stuff. _I_ think it's improved.

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M51 with a NexStar 6SE, Matt Fulghum