Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  IC 4263  ·  M 51  ·  NGC 5169  ·  NGC 5173  ·  NGC 5194  ·  NGC 5195  ·  NGC 5198  ·  Whirlpool Galaxy
M 51 Whirlpool Galaxy, City Observatory Colombo
M 51 Whirlpool Galaxy
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M 51 Whirlpool Galaxy

M 51 Whirlpool Galaxy, City Observatory Colombo
M 51 Whirlpool Galaxy
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M 51 Whirlpool Galaxy

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Description

Telescope: celestron 8se

Focal length 2032mm

Diameter: 203 mm

Mount: ioptron CEM 25

location: Nilwala teaching school -Sri Lanka

Camera: Canon 1200D

Without any filter

Total expose time: 50min

ISO 3200

Light frames 25

Notes : No Darks, No Flats, No biased

Software : DeepSkyStacker, Photoshop cc 2018

Focal Ratio‎: ‎f/10

Date: 2020.02.28

Time: 12.10 am

Observer - Processing & Editing - Thilina Thilakarathne

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M 51 Whirlpool Galaxy, City Observatory Colombo