M51 Whirlpool Galaxy HaRGB

Target:M51, Whirlpool Galaxy, Canes Venatici, 31 million light years away.

 

Location:March 2022 over 4 nights, St Helens & Aberdaron, UK.

 

Acquisition:59x Red 120s, 61x Green 120s, 60x Blue 120s, 58x 240s Ha, Bin 2x2, 30x Darks, DarkFlats, Flats per filter per session. Total integration 9.9 hours.

 

Equipment:Skywatcher 200P Newtonian, EQ6RPro, HEQ5Pro, Altair H183MMPro, ZWO EFWmini & RGB, Baader MPCC MkIII x1 Coma corrector & 6nm Ha.

 

Guiding:Skywatcher 9x50 Finder with 2x barlow (FL 360mm) and Altair GPCAMAR0130M.

 

Software:Nina, PHD2, EQMOD.

 

Processing:Affinity Photo, Siril, StarXTerminator, Topaz DeNoise AI.

 

 

Done