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Messier M51
My first astrophotos! OK, not quite -- these were more of a team effort, taken during an 'induction' session at the Guildford Astronomical Society observatory.
Both of these photos were about 15 x 30 second exposures combined. Taken with a Starlight Express SXV-H9 CCD through an 80mm William Optics refractor.
No flat fields were taken (as you can see from the dust spots!), but it was nice to see how straight forward the imaging process is.
Credit: Guildford Astronomical Society.
Messier M51
My first astrophotos! OK, not quite -- these were more of a team effort, taken during an 'induction' session at the Guildford Astronomical Society observatory.
Both of these photos were about 15 x 30 second exposures combined. Taken with a Starlight Express SXV-H9 CCD through an 80mm William Optics refractor.
No flat fields were taken (as you can see from the dust spots!), but it was nice to see how straight forward the imaging process is.
Credit: Guildford Astronomical Society.