Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  M 51  ·  NGC 5194  ·  NGC 5195  ·  Whirlpool galaxy
Messier 51 - first image with TPO Ritchey Chrétien, Gustavo Sánchez
Messier 51 - first image with TPO Ritchey Chrétien
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Messier 51 - first image with TPO Ritchey Chrétien

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First image worth sharing using my new TPO 8" f8 Ritchey Chrétien. I still have problems with my tracking, which could be flexure problems. That is why I have such short exposures.

Change log:

A: Initial release, processed entirely in StarTools.

B: Took the image in A and used ACDNR in PixInsight.

C: Reprocessed from scratch after noticing that A and B were very noisy.

D: Some curves manipulation on C to prepare it to receive color data.

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  • Messier 51 - first image with TPO Ritchey Chrétien, Gustavo Sánchez
    Original
  • Messier 51 - first image with TPO Ritchey Chrétien, Gustavo Sánchez
    B
  • Messier 51 - first image with TPO Ritchey Chrétien, Gustavo Sánchez
    C
  • Final
    Messier 51 - first image with TPO Ritchey Chrétien, Gustavo Sánchez
    D

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Messier 51 - first image with TPO Ritchey Chrétien, Gustavo Sánchez