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Observation by Sam@ICAstronomy: Messier 51

Uploaded by

Paul Downing

Observer

Sam@ICAstronomy

Observed

2023 Feb 26 - 00:00

Uploaded

2023 May 05 - 11:28

Objects

The Whirlpool Galaxy (M51)

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Constellation

Canes Venatici

Field centre

RA: 13h29m
Dec: +47°13'
Position angle: -90°11'

Field size

0°26' × 0°18'

Equipment
  • Planewave 12.5" CDK Scope
  • Skywatcher EQ8R Mount
  • ZWOASI2600MM Pro Camera
  • ZWO Filters - LRGB
Exposure

22hrs in 300second sub-frames

Location

Oria, Spain

Target name

Messier 51

Title

Messier 51

About this image

Messier 51 is often imaged, but this really deep example shows very well the associated plasma surrounding the two interacting galaxies.  

The data were captured using SGP, PHD2 and GSS and processed using Pixinsight.

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