M51 - Whirlpool Galaxy In LRGB

This is probably going to be my last image from the 2016/2017 astronomy season although I might obtain some HA data to go into this image

 

M51 - Whirlpool Galaxy in Ursa Major

 

The Image consists of

32x300S in LRGB and data has been obtained over the last month in about 5 different sessions

Also contains 12x600S of 7nm HA Data in the Red Channel as a Lighten Layer

 

25 Darks / Flats and BIAS Frames have also been applied

 

Equipment Details:

Imaging Scope: Sky-Watcher Quattro 8-CF F4 Imaging Newtonian

Imaging Camera: Atik Cameras 383L+ Mono CCD Cooled to -20C

Coma Corrector: Sky-Watcher Aplanatic Coma Corrector

Guide Scope: Celestron Telescopes C80ED Refractor

Guide Camera: Qhyccd QHY5L-II

Mount: Sky-Watcher EQ8 Pro

Filter Wheel: Starlight Xpress Ltd 7x36mm EFW

Filters: Baader Planetarium 36mm Unmounted LRGB

Image Acquisition: Main Sequence Software SGPro

Image Combining: Maxim-DL

Image Processing: PixInsight

Done