M51 - The Whirlpool Galaxy

Telescope: Meade 10" LX200GPS, unguided, with f/6.3 Focal Reducer

 

Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3

 

Location: Lawrence Lake, AB, Canada

 

Image composed of:

21 90sec light frames at ISO 3200,

10 90sec dark frames at ISO 3200,

22 1/20sec flat frames at ISO 3200,

20 1/20sec flat dark frames at ISO 3200,

25 1/4000sec bias frames at ISO 3200.

Stacked in DeepSkyStacker v3.3.4

Additional processing with Adobe Photoshop CS5.1

Done