The Whirlpool Galaxy - Messier 51, a classic beauty.

By: MaartenR December 29, 2020 0

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Photographer:

MaartenR

Location of Photo:

The Netherlands, Oldenzaal, Backyard

Date/Time of photo:

April 2020 - multiple nights

Equipment:

Altair Astro Ritchey Chretien 10" F8 telescope on an NEQ6 Pro (belt upgraded) mount. Camera used is an Atik 383L+ mono with Astrodon LRGB filters.

Description:

I imaged this object back in 2018 using the same scope but with an Astro-Physics CCDT67 reducer, making it an F5.4. This time I shot without the reducer at F8, making it a bigger challenge from my Bortle 5 sky to catch the faint outer portions. The image is composed of 5Hr RGB data for color and 15Hr of Luminance for detail. Total exposure is 20 Hr.