Messier 51- The Whirlpool Galaxy

Equipment

 

Imaging Telescopes Or Lenses

Meade Starfinder 8

Imaging Cameras

ZWO ASI1600 cooled mono

Mounts

Losmandy GM-8

Filters

Orion SkyGlow Imaging Filter · Blue · Green · Red · Ha filter

Accessories

Baader MPCC coma corrector · OnStep GoTo Controller · Rigel Systems Focuser

Software

Nighttime Imaging ‘N’ Astronomy · Open Guiding PHD2 Guiding · Astro Pixel Processor · Adobe Photoshop CS4 Photoshop CS4

Guiding Telescopes Or Lenses

Svbony 60mm guidescope

Guiding Cameras

ZWO ASI120MM

 

Acquisition details

 

Dates:

Feb. 15, 2022 · Feb. 16, 2022

Frames:

Blue: 30x120" (1h)

Green: 30x120" (1h) bin 2x2

Ha filter: 110x120" (3h 40') bin 2x2

Orion SkyGlow Imaging Filter: 98x120" (3h 16') -10C bin 2x2

Red: 30x120" (1h) bin 2x2

Integration:

9h 56'

Darks:

100

Bias:

100

Avg. Moon age:

14.08 days

Avg. Moon phase:

99.22%

 

Resolution: 3947x3086

 

Data source: Backyard

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