Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  IC 4263  ·  M 51  ·  NGC 5169  ·  NGC 5194  ·  NGC 5195  ·  NGC 5198  ·  Whirlpool Galaxy
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M51 dust nest, 



    
        

            Alberto Vezzani
M51 dust nest
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M51 dust nest

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M51 dust nest, 



    
        

            Alberto Vezzani
M51 dust nest
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M51 dust nest

Equipment

Imaging Telescopes Or Lenses
Sky-Watcher Quattro 200P
Imaging Cameras
ZWO ASI294MC Pro
Mounts
Sky-Watcher AZ-EQ6 GT
Filters
Optolong Ir UV cut
Accessories
ZWO ASIAIR Pro
Guiding Telescopes Or Lenses
Artesky Ultra 70/400mm Guide Scope
Guiding Cameras
ZWO ASI120MM Mini

Acquisition details

Dates:
April 28, 2022
Frames:
27×360(2h 42′)
Integration:
2h 42′
Avg. Moon age:
27.27 days
Avg. Moon phase:
5.69%

Basic astrometry details

Astrometry.net job: 5743848

RA center: 13h29m58s.1

DEC center: +47°1156

Pixel scale: 0.598 arcsec/pixel

Orientation: 240.629 degrees

Field radius: 0.826 degrees

Resolution: 8232x5593

File size: 18.6 MB

Locations: Febbio - Reggio Emilia - Italy, Febbio, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Data source: Traveller

Description

Under a clear sky with a good seeing a fast acquisition can still give great data !

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