Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  IC 4263  ·  M 51  ·  NGC 5194  ·  NGC 5195  ·  Whirlpool Galaxy
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The Whirlpool Galaxy (M51), 



    
        

            Olivier Ravayrol
The Whirlpool Galaxy (M51)
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The Whirlpool Galaxy (M51)

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The Whirlpool Galaxy (M51), 



    
        

            Olivier Ravayrol
The Whirlpool Galaxy (M51)
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The Whirlpool Galaxy (M51)

Acquisition details

Dates:
March 28, 2020 ·  May 19, 2020 ·  May 24, 2020
Frames:
Astronomik LRGB 1.25": 40×360(4h) (gain: 75.00) -20°C bin 1×1
Astronomik LRGB 1.25": 60×180(3h) (gain: 75.00) -20°C bin 2×2
Integration:
7h
Darks:
29
Flats:
27
Bias:
100
Avg. Moon age:
10.64 days
Avg. Moon phase:
9.12%
Bortle Dark-Sky Scale:
5.00
Mean FWHM:
5.16
Temperature:
11.67

Basic astrometry details

Astrometry.net job: 3999315

RA center: 13h30m01s.2

DEC center: +47°1207

Pixel scale: 0.776 arcsec/pixel

Orientation: 285.329 degrees

Field radius: 0.527 degrees

Resolution: 3707x3181

File size: 4.3 MB

Locations: Observatoire personnel, Tournefeuille, Haute-Garonne, France

Data source: Backyard

Description

The Whirlpool Galaxy (M51)

L-RGB

Bin1x1 L:4h06mn, Bin2x2 R:60mn, G:57mn & B:63mm exposure time

200/1000 mm Newtonian telescope

Camera ZWO ASI1600MM Pro

Preprocessing with SIRIL

Image processing with Photoshop

Final touch with Lightroom

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