Observation by Simon Dawes: M51 and friends

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Mr Simon Francis Dawes

Observer

Simon Dawes

Observed

2020 Mar 25 - 23:59

Uploaded

2020 Apr 07 - 09:31

Objects

The Whirlpool Galaxy (M51)

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Constellation

Canes Venatici

Field centre

RA: 13^h30^m
Dec: +47°08'
Position angle: -6°29'

Field size

0°47' × 0°43'

Equipment

Sky Watcher MN190
EQ6 Pro
ZWO ASi 1600 Pro mono

Exposure

3600s IDAS LPS D2, 1200s Ha, 1200s OIII, 1200s SII

Location

Bexleyheath, Kent (S.E. London really), England

Target name

M51

Title

M51 and friends

About this image

I took this over the 25th and 26th March,

There are at least 4 galaxies visible in this image, obviously M51 and M51b, plus 15.25 vMag IC4263 (bottom right) and 15.39 vMag IC4278.

Files associated with this observation

M51 60m IDAS-LPS-D2 - 20m Ha - 20m SII - 20m OIII.jpg (762.4 kB)

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Jeremy Shears, David Basey, Graham Winstanley, Dean Ashton, Andy Wilson, Ray Emery, Nick Hewitt, Mr Michael Alan Frost, Martin Crow, Andrew Dumbleton, Honor Wheeler, Mr Simon Francis Dawes

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