Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  IC 4263  ·  IC 4277  ·  M 51  ·  NGC 5194  ·  NGC 5195  ·  Whirlpool Galaxy
M51, first attempt, Armel FAREZ
M51, first attempt
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M51, first attempt

M51, first attempt, Armel FAREZ
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M51, first attempt

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Here is my first attempt of M51. I took the subs with a small Nikon 1J5 mounted on a brand new TS 102/714 Photoline with a 0.79 reductor. It was a test image with only 41min of total illumination and 2 days before full moon but seeing was very good!

Intervallometer doesn't work and I've got a maximum of 30s sub, so it's each image was trigger by hand every 30s like in the good old time!
Quit encouraging for the next session with better conditions... and more time of integration!

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M51, first attempt, Armel FAREZ