Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  HD117403  ·  HD117815  ·  HD118019  ·  IC 4263  ·  IC 4277  ·  IC 4278  ·  M 51  ·  NGC 5169  ·  NGC 5173  ·  NGC 5194  ·  NGC 5195  ·  NGC 5198  ·  Whirlpool Galaxy
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Whirlpool galaxy & friends, Duane Melvin
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Whirlpool galaxy & friends

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Whirlpool galaxy & friends, Duane Melvin
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Whirlpool galaxy & friends

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Description

20 subs 240S   Antlia 3nm Lum 2 inch mounted filter in QHY 7 position filter wheel
10 darks 240S       -10C
First light with QHY268 m    gain=38

Esprit 100ED   100mm x 550mm  triplet refractor

successful first test!   good backfocus

QHY Polemaster NCP alignment
EQ6RPRO mount
PHD guiding with ST4 Orion Starshoot TM cam on Orion 80mm x 300mm  scope

Deep sky stacker
APT capture
Pixinsight
PS

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Whirlpool galaxy & friends, Duane Melvin