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 Galaxy, Graham Roberts
Powered byPixInsight

M51 Whirlpool Galaxy

Revision title: M51 Whirlpool Galaxy

Equipment

Loading...

Acquisition details

Loading...

Description

Whilst currently in the summer doldrums of limited darkness, I recently chose to process M51 data previously obtained using a Takahashi FSQ 106 located at Deep Sky West in New Mexico, USA.  The set-up inevitably produces a wide FOV but nonetheless a pleasing image, however, the quality of the DSW data also holds up well when cropping out M51 and its dance partner NGC 5195, thus showing off the details of this dynamic and colourful scene to great effect.


Data - 900 sec @ -20C
L x16
R x18
G x16
B x17
Total Integration 16hr 45mins

Comments

Revisions

  • M51 Whirlpool Galaxy, Graham Roberts
    Original
  • Final
    M51 Whirlpool Galaxy, Graham Roberts
    B

B

Title: M51 Whirlpool Galaxy

Description: Cropped version

Uploaded: ...

Sky plot

Sky plot

Histogram

M51 Whirlpool Galaxy, Graham Roberts