Messier 51 Whirlpool Galaxy

The Whirlpool Galaxy, also known as Messier 51a (M51a) or NGC 5194, in the constellation Canes Venatici. 31 million light-years from Earth.

 

Skywatcher Esprit 100ED

Canon 700d

Celestron CGEM

ISO800 35x120s (1hr 10mins)

Processed in PixInsight

Grantham UK

 

Resolution ............... 0.797 arcsec/px

Rotation ................. -90.985 deg

Observation start time ... 2023-04-07 19:36:20 UTC

Observation end time ..... 2023-04-07 23:51:56 UTC

Focal distance ........... 556.23 mm

Pixel size ............... 2.15 um

Field of view ............ 2d 9' 28.6" x 1d 24' 10.7"

Image center ............. RA: 13 29 52.534 Dec: +47 10 19.52 ex: -0.000050 px ey: -0.000120 px

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