Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  IC 4263  ·  IC 4277  ·  M 51  ·  NGC 5194  ·  NGC 5195  ·  Whirlpool Galaxy
M51 - The Whirlpool Galaxy, Rick Daniell
M51 - The Whirlpool Galaxy
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M51 - The Whirlpool Galaxy

M51 - The Whirlpool Galaxy, Rick Daniell
M51 - The Whirlpool Galaxy
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M51 - The Whirlpool Galaxy

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Description

TARGET

Name:M51 - Whirlpool Galaxy

Designation:M51

Constellation:Virgo

Distance:29.35 Million Light years

Approx Size:~1 Billion stars

GEAR

Telescope: Orion RC 8

Imaging Camera: QHY8L at -20c

EQ Mount: Orion Atlas Pro

Guiding: Altair 240mm Guidescope & ZWO 290 & PHD2

Prime Focus : 1250 mm fl

Filter: none



IMAGE SPECS

Lights: 129x300s

Darks: 50 x 300s

Flats: 50 x.00587s

Bias:

Total Integration 13.5 hrs

Pixel Scale: 1.28 arc sec /px

Dates: 04/25/2020 ; 05/03/2020; 05/20/2020 ; 07/28/2019 ; 08/01/2019

SOFTWARE AND PROCESSING

APT: Control of imaging camera

Pixinsight: Pre and Post processing

Photoshop: Final tweaks and logo

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M51 - The Whirlpool Galaxy, Rick Daniell