Observation by Peter Goodhew: Messier 51 - The Whirlpool Galaxy

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Peter Goodhew FRAS

Observer

Peter Goodhew

Observed

2018 Jun 12 - 15:28

Uploaded

2018 Jun 12 - 15:31

Objects

The Whirlpool Galaxy (M51)

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Constellation

Canes Venatici

Field centre

RA: 13^h29^m
Dec: +47°15'
Position angle: +92°11'

Field size

0°37' × 0°24'

Equipment

APM TMB 152 F8 LZOS Refractor
10 Micron GM2000HPS mount
QSI6120ws8 CCD camera

Exposure

30 hours of total integration

Location

Alcalalí, Spain and Les Granges, France

Target name

Messier 51 - The Whirlpool Galaxy

Title

Messier 51 - The Whirlpool Galaxy

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M51 HaLRGB crop.jpg (812.4 kB)

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