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Whirlpool Galaxy/M51

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Resolution:
3956x2734 px
File size:
52443 KB

Photo description / processing

Decided to reprocess this wonderful galaxy again and for the first time did it mostly through Siril, having learned to work in it!

Technical information

Telescope/Lens
Sky-Watcher 200PDS
Camera
Canon EOS 6D
Mount
Sky-Watcher HEQ5 Pro
Accessories
Baader 2-inch MPCC Mark III
Software
ASTAP, GraXpert, Siril, Adobe Photoshop
Location
Село Большие Горки. Московская обл. 55.838089, 36.245907, Россия

Light pollution

Yellow, Bortle 5 zone

Date taken

Exposure

  • 41 × 25″ · ISO/Gain: 1600 ·

Total exposure: 17 m

Photo versions

Whirlpool Galaxy/M51
Current photoUpdated
Whirlpool Galaxy/M51

May 8th, 2025

17 m

Decided to reprocess this wonderful galaxy again and for the first time did it mostly through Siril, having learned to work in it!

Whirlpool Galaxy/M51
Whirlpool Galaxy/M51

Feb 18th, 2025

17 m

Stacked 17 minutes out of 40, because I was stacking only frames without clouds, and there are few of them(

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Comments

Le_Gushqua
How does the HEQ5 carry a 200mm telescope in astrophotography mode? Is there a lot of backlash?
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