Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  M 51  ·  NGC 5194  ·  NGC 5195  ·  Whirlpool galaxy
M51 - Whirlpool Galaxy, Derryk
M51 - Whirlpool Galaxy
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M51 - Whirlpool Galaxy

M51 - Whirlpool Galaxy, Derryk
M51 - Whirlpool Galaxy
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M51 - Whirlpool Galaxy

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Description

M51, also known as NGC5194, is a interacting spiral galaxy in the constellation Canes Venatici located an estimated 25 million light-years away. The companion is a small dwarf galaxy interacting with the main spiral galaxy and is known as M51b or NGC5195.



Taken over multiple nights from February to April 2018 from Campbell, CA, USA. Sky: 18.80 mag/arcsec^2



Total integration: 44 hours (2640 mins)



Details, Equipment, & Software:

Telescope: Astro-Tech AT10RCT (FL2000mm f/8)

Camera: SBIG STF-8300m (-10°C)

Filter: Astrodon 36mm LRGB & Hα 5nm

Guide: OAG-8300 with QHY5III174

Focuser: Moonlite CSL w/ high res stepper motor

Mount: Astro-Physics AP1100GTO

Capture: Sequence Generator Pro

Frames:

Astrodon L: 144x300s

Astrodon R: 48x300s

Astrodon G: 48x300s

Astrodon B: 48x300s

Astrodon Hα: 80x900s

Stacking/Final Processing: Pixinsight

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M51 - Whirlpool Galaxy, Derryk

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