Observation by Martina McGovern: M51 Whirlpool Galaxy

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Martina McGovern

Observer

Martina McGovern

Observed

2020 Jun 24 - 22:36

Uploaded

2020 Oct 01 - 17:41

Objects

The Whirlpool Galaxy (M51)

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Constellation

Canes Venatici

Field centre

RA: 13^h29^m
Dec: +47°10'
Position angle: -98°36'

Field size

0°27' × 0°19'

Equipment

Celestron Edge HD 8” SCT, SkyWatcher HEQ5 PRO
ZWO ASI294MC Pro, main camera
ZWO ASIAir Pro, ZWO EAF (Electronic Automatic Focuser) & Dual-Speed 2-inch Crayford Focuser for SCT’s
ZWO 60mm Guide scope, ZWO ASI120MM mini, Guide camera

Location

Near Cambridge city UK, Bortle approx 4

Target name

M51 Whirlpool Galaxy

Title

M51 Whirlpool Galaxy

About this image

Gain 160, Camera TEC Temp -10C

180sec x 24 lights no filter, with Dithering on.

180sec x 5 Darks, No Flats or No Dark Flats – too early in my learning curve!

Software: Deep sky stacker then Photoshop (playing with basic features) + Topaz DeNoise AI.

Files associated with this observation

M51 24Jun20 BAA.jpg (1.3 MB)

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