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M51 - First Light EdgeHD 8"

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M51 - First Light EdgeHD 8"

Acquisition details

Dates:
May 9, 2022
Frames:
83×180(4h 9′)
Integration:
4h 9′
Avg. Moon age:
7.84 days
Avg. Moon phase:
54.82%

RA center: 13h29m50s.29

DEC center: +47°1148.2

Pixel scale: 1.052 arcsec/pixel

Orientation: -96.537 degrees

Field radius: 0.291 degrees

WCS transformation: thin plate spline

More info:Open 

Resolution: 1400x1419

File size: 3.9 MB

Data source: Backyard

Description

First light with Edge HD 800 using OAG and an Optolong L-Pro filter.  Bortle 7 sky with half moon and the ever-present LED street light nearby!  Processed in PixInsight with some  minor hot pixel cleanup in Photoshop.

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