Observation by Dr Ollie Garrett: M51 Whirlpool Galaxy

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Dr Ollie Garrett

Observer

Dr Ollie Garrett

Observed

2015 May 16 - 22:00

Uploaded

2018 Jan 21 - 18:34

Objects

The Whirlpool Galaxy (M51)

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Constellation

Canes Venatici

Field centre

RA: 13^h29^m
Dec: +47°12'
Position angle: -86°35'

Field size

0°41' × 0°29'

Equipment

115mm f7 APO refractor
NEQ6 mount
SBIG STF-8300M CCD
SX Lodestar and SX OAG
Baader 36mm broadband filters

Exposure

L: 2x300 secs R: 1x300 secs, G: 1x300 secs, B:1x300 secs

Location

Dartmoor, UK

Target name

M51 Whirlpool Galaxy

Title

M51 Whirlpool Galaxy

About this image

This image is the result of a small number of subframes captured quickly at the end of a night of visual observing in May 2015. The subframes have remained unprocessed until now when, during an extended period of bad weather, I thought I'd use them to test out some of the new processing routines in Pixinsight. I was pleasantly surprised with the result, especially given the lack of integration time in the image!

Files associated with this observation

M51 16-5-15 OG.jpg (1.7 MB)

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