Messier 51 The Whirpool Galaxy deep image with pooled data project (Barry Wilson)

Celestial hemisphere: Northern · Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn) · Contains: IC 4277 · IC 4278 · M 51 · NGC 5194 · NGC 5195 · Whirlpool Galaxy

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Messier 51 The Whirpool Galaxy deep image with pooled data project

I have re-processed the data collected by Steve and I and also added pooled data from imaging friends - additional luminance data from Steve's TEC image before we installed it at e-Eye (from his home observatory); RGB data from Ole Alexander and Ola Skarpen Ødegård using a Tak TOA150B - thank you to all of them for a joy in processing. Each of us has produced images using variations of this data, and it is joy to see the different emphases each has made on this glorious target. I am not sure of the total integration but certainly 50 hours plus.

From Ole's description:

"This is a picture made up of several observatories.The focus has been to get as deep as possible, I think we have managed to get it pretty good.

Imaging telescope or lens:TEC 140, Takahashi TOA150B

Imaging camera:QSI 690 wsg-, ZWO ASI6200MM Pro

Integration: more than 50 hours RGBL+HA

Data acquisition: Steve Milne & Barry Wilson, and Askvang Obsevatory Norway"

Processing: Barry Wilson.

Imaged between 23 Feb and 28 March.2020

The links to their magnificent images are:

Ole's: https://astrob.in/n00z79/0/

Steve's: https://astrob.in/rfqgua/0/

Ola's: https://astrob.in/n00z79/0/

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RA (center)	13h29m51s.489
RA (top/left)	13h28m42s.787
RA (top/right)	13h28m45s.274
RA (bottom/right)	13h30m59s.999
RA (bottom/left)	13h30m58s.224

Dec (center)	+47°11′46″.80
Dec (top/left)	+47°24′19″.59
Dec (top/right)	+46°58′52″.46
Dec (bottom/right)	+46°59′09″.76
Dec (bottom/left)	+47°24′37″.36

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