Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  IC 4277  ·  IC 4278  ·  M 51  ·  NGC 5194  ·  NGC 5195  ·  Whirlpool Galaxy
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M51 Wide field, Albert van Duin
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M51 Wide field

Acquisition type: Electronically-Assisted Astronomy (EAA, e.g. based on a live video feed)
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M51 Wide field

Acquisition type: Electronically-Assisted Astronomy (EAA, e.g. based on a live video feed)

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13 x 600s L and 6 x 600s each RGB.

It was a bit windy, so tracking was not perfect, but it will have to do for the moment.

Since our Spring Starparty was cancelled due to the COVID19 virus I had to image from home.

Final processing with deconvolution, nicer star colours and better background.

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  • M51 Wide field, Albert van Duin
    Original
  • M51 Wide field, Albert van Duin
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  • M51 Wide field, Albert van Duin
    C
  • Final
    M51 Wide field, Albert van Duin
    D

B

Description: Darker background

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C

Description: Used deconvolution, better background, less burnt out stars.

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D

Description: Used deconvolution, better background, less burnt out stars. A crop from version C.

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M51 Wide field, Albert van Duin