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Whirlpool Galaxy Messier 51

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Whirlpool Galaxy Messier 51NGC 5169NGC 5173NGC 5194NGC 5195NGC 5198IC 4263IC 4277IC 4278IC 4282IC 4284IC 4285
Resolution:
3301x5383 px
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2966 KB

Photo description / processing

Spiral galaxy Whirlpool Messier 51 (Whirlpool Galaxy NGC 5194, PGC 47404, M51a) Dwarf companion galaxy NGC 5195 Messier 51b Equipment: Camera Canon EOS 200 Da. Telescope Synta SkyWatcher 150/750, F/5 Mount HEQ-5 Pro Polar alignment camera iOptron iPolar Coma corrector Baader MPCC Mark III Bahtinov mask Imaging software: Astrophotography Tool SharpCap (polar alignment) EQ-Mode ASCOM Cartes Du Ciel Imaging from 6-7.05.2025 Kremenkul area Red zone light pollution. Class 7 on the Bortle scale Imaged with Moon phase=0.71 593 Light frames at 15 seconds + 100 Dark frames + 100 Bias frames ISO 1600 Total integrated exposure Σ=2h28'15" Post-processing software: DeepSkyStacker FitsWork FITStacker Lightroom StraNet2GUI Photoshop Topaz Denoise AI

Technical information

Telescope/Lens
Sky-Watcher 150/750
Camera
Canon EOS 200D (astro-modified)
Mount
Sky-Watcher HEQ5 Pro
Accessories
Baader MPCC Mark III, iOptron iPolar, Bahtinov Mask
Software
Astro Photography Tool, DeepSkyStacker, Fitswork, FitStacker, Adobe Photoshop Lightroom, StraNet2GUI, Adobe Photoshop, Topaz DeNoise AI
Location
Chelyabinsk, Russia

Light pollution

Red, Bortle 7 zone

Date taken

Exposure

  • 593 × 15″ · ISO/Gain: 1600 ·

Total exposure: 2 h 28 m

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