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, Mark Comerford
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M51

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M51

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Had an extensive break in the weather last night which managed to bag me 71 x 300s exposures on M51 with an additional 15 x 300s from a previous session. This was imaged at 2800mm @ F10 with a Celestron Edge HD 11" on a ZWO AM5 mount using a 2600MC. Image was software binned in Pixinsight 2x2 and optimised with BXT and NXT.Conditions were quite difficult as the first part of the night was slightly breezy and of course at this FL guiding can be a pain, but it calmed down later in the night and am very happy with the results.Overall pleased with the outcome and am really enjoying imaging at this focal length, it's possible to frame some really small objects. F10 is a bit of a pain but absolutely workable if you have dark enough skies (I'm currently in a B4 area).

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M51, Mark Comerford