Observation by Helen Usher and various others!: Whirlpool Galaxy - M51 - From Astrofest ...

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Helen Usher

Observer

Helen Usher and various others!

Observed

2024 Feb 03 - 15:57

Uploaded

2024 Feb 07 - 00:36

Objects

The Whirlpool Galaxy (M51)

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Constellation

Canes Venatici

Field centre

RA: 13^h29^m
Dec: +47°11'
Position angle: +0°05'

Field size

0°08' × 0°08'

Equipment

2m Faulkes Telescope North

Exposure

45 s rp, gp, ip filters

Location

Hawaii

Target name

M51

Title

Whirlpool Galaxy - M51 - From Astrofest 2024

About this image

This observation was made at Astrofest 2024. Visitors to the BAA stand had live access to the Faulkes Telescope North 2m telescope in Hawaii for half an hour through the Faulkes Telescope Project.

Files associated with this observation

m51-colour-astrofest-astroart-cs2-small.jpg (571.0 kB)

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