Observation by Dean Ashton: M51 Whirlppol

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Dean Ashton

Observer

Dean Ashton

Observed

2019 Apr 21 - 21:31

Uploaded

2019 May 06 - 19:37

Objects

The Whirlpool Galaxy (M51)

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Constellation

Canes Venatici

Field centre

RA: 13^h29^m
Dec: +47°11'
Position angle: -5°36'

Field size

0°25' × 0°19'

Equipment

Celestron 235mm EdgeHD
Celestron CGEM Mount
Off axis guiding using Loadstar X2 Guide camera
Celestron Nightscape 10100 CCD

Exposure

21x600s at f/10

Location

St Austell, Cornwall UK

Target name

M51

Title

M51 Whirlppol

About this image

April 21st 2019 provide a night of unusually good seeing for Cornwall, UK.

This image was capture on a single evening with 21x600-second exposures.

Image capture controlled using Sequence Generator Pro; Camera set at -10 degrees C. TEC

All image calibration and processing with PixInsight.

Files associated with this observation

M51_210419_21x600s.jpg (1.6 MB)

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