Observation by Royston Morgan: M51 Whirlpool Galaxy

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Royston Morgan

Observer

Royston Morgan

Observed

2025 Apr 05 - 22:15

Uploaded

2025 Apr 18 - 16:08

Objects

The Whirlpool Galaxy (M51)

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Constellation

Canes Venatici

Field centre

RA: 13^h29^m
Dec: +47°12'
Position angle: +80°44'

Field size

0°25' × 0°18'

Equipment

Celestron Edge HD 800 with 0.7 focal reducer ASI294mc pro

Exposure

57x300s RGB 48x300 Ha

Location

Long: 50.876, Lat: 0.635, Elevation: 154m

Target name

Whirlpool Galaxy

Title

M51 Whirlpool Galaxy

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Processed in Pixinsight

Files associated with this observation

M51Apr.jpg (1.1 MB)

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