M51 Whirlpool Galaxy
The Whirlpool Galaxy, also known as Messier 51, is an interacting grand-design spiral galaxy with a Seyfert 2 active galactic nucleus. It lies in the constellation Canes Venatici, and was the first galaxy to be classified as a spiral galaxy. Its distance is 31 million light-years away from Earth
Optic: RC GSO 8" F/8
Mount: Ioptron CEM60 HP
Autoguider: Magzero QHY 5L II, OAG 9mm TS, Phd guiding
Camera: Moravian G2 8300 Filters: 31mm unmounted Optolong
Frames: L 11X420sec - Ha 7nm 9X600sec - RGB 4X600sec each Bin2 -30°
Camera: QSI 583wsg Filters: 31mm unmounted Astrodon gen. 2
Frames: L 12X600sec - Ha 3nm 9X600sec each Bin2 -30°
Processing: Pixinsight, Photoshop, Maxim
APT automation
M51 Whirlpool Galaxy
The Whirlpool Galaxy, also known as Messier 51, is an interacting grand-design spiral galaxy with a Seyfert 2 active galactic nucleus. It lies in the constellation Canes Venatici, and was the first galaxy to be classified as a spiral galaxy. Its distance is 31 million light-years away from Earth
Optic: RC GSO 8" F/8
Mount: Ioptron CEM60 HP
Autoguider: Magzero QHY 5L II, OAG 9mm TS, Phd guiding
Camera: Moravian G2 8300 Filters: 31mm unmounted Optolong
Frames: L 11X420sec - Ha 7nm 9X600sec - RGB 4X600sec each Bin2 -30°
Camera: QSI 583wsg Filters: 31mm unmounted Astrodon gen. 2
Frames: L 12X600sec - Ha 3nm 9X600sec each Bin2 -30°
Processing: Pixinsight, Photoshop, Maxim
APT automation