M 51 galaxy "Whirlpool"

 Posted: Apr 14th, 2026
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Technical Info
Telescope/Lens: SharpStar 13028HNT
Camera: ZWO ASI585MC
Mount: МТ-120
Guide Scope: ED kenko 60 -400mm
Guide Camera: T7m
Software: NINA, Pixlnsight, ФШ
Exposure:
115 x 120" ISO/Gain: 200 - UV/IR
Orange, Bortle 6 zone:
 Ekaterinburg Rayon Ozera Gluhoe, Russia
 Apr 12th, 2026
3 h 50 m
121
Resolution: 6000x3375 px
Scale: 6806 KB
Also a small caliber, on a double-barrel setup, you have to capture the sky, we can always process it later. The result of one night.
The guide scope was capturing this same object in close-up, with tracking errors and frame adjustments, but on this one, I just let a series run, then had to discard frames with tracking errors and adjustments—out of 140, 115 remained.
The telescope's focal length is 364mm.

Stacked with drizzle -2.
Updated
  21 Apr, 2026
  8 h 20 m
The result of combining data from two telescopes, captured in a single night on the same mount.
Current photo
  14 Apr, 2026
  3 h 50 m
Also a small caliber, on a double-barrel setup, you have to capture the sky, we can always process it later. The result of one night. The guide scope was captur…
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