M51 Whirlpool Galaxy in LRGB

M51 in Canes Venatici, commonly known as the Whirlpool Galaxy

 

Target Details:

Name: M51 / NGC5194 / Whirlpool Galaxy

Constellation:Canes Venaticir

RA: 13h 29m 53.00s

Dec: 47° 11' 51.10"

Distance from Earth: >23 Million Light Years

 

Image Details:

Luminance: 101x150 Second Exposures

Red: 85x150 Second Exposures

Green: 85x150 Second Exposures

Blue: 85x150 Second Exposures

 

Total Exposure Time: 14.83 Hours

 

Equipment Used:

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

Imaging Camera: Qhyccd 183M 20mpx ColdMOS Camera at -20C

Guide Scope: Sky-Watcher Finder Scope

Guide Camera: Qhyccd QHY5L-II

Mount: Sky-Watcher EQ8-Pro GEM Goto Mount

Filterwheel: Starlight Xpress Ltd 7x36mm EFW

Filters: Baader Planetarium 36mm LRGB Filters

 

Software:

Image Acquisition: Main Sequence Software SGPro 3

Guiding: PHD2

Image Processing: PixInsight

 

 

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