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 Whirlpool Galaxy, Carlo Paschetto
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M51 Whirlpool Galaxy

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M51 Whirlpool Galaxy, Carlo Paschetto
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M51 Whirlpool Galaxy

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This is the first image that after two months of attempts I was finally able to get with the planetary camera that I purchased to pair with my Canon, thus completing my new telescope setup. I’ve literally gone crazy trying to figure out how to use it, focus, understand exposure and a thousand other issues.

In reality this image is not that great, inexperience aside, since the ASI678MC is mostly suitable for planetary and lunar photography, not deep sky objects. In fact, I actually bought it to use as a new guide camera, but then I thought I’d put it to the test, to learn how to use this type of cameras, different from normal DSLRs.

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M51 Whirlpool Galaxy, Carlo Paschetto

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