Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  M 51  ·  NGC 5194  ·  NGC 5195  ·  Whirlpool galaxy
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M51 - First Time Successfully Autoguiding, Damien Cannane
M51 - First Time Successfully Autoguiding
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M51 - First Time Successfully Autoguiding

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My second time out with the new small triplet, and my first successful autoguide. I managed 3-minute exposures, which is pretty exciting when your previous best was 45 seconds!

I was hampered by clouds, and so I only had time to take 12 subs, of which 10 were useful. I'm not happy with the background noise, which I think will improve quite a bit when I acquire more lights. I will try for 5-minute exposures next time.

Hope you enjoy.

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M51 - First Time Successfully Autoguiding, Damien Cannane

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