Spiral galaxy Pinwheel Messier 101 (Pinwheel Galaxy NGC 5457)

Posted: Apr 13th, 2025

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Technical Info

Telescope/Lens: Sky-Watcher 150/750

Camera: Canon 200 Da

Mount: Sky-Watcher HEQ5 PRO

Software: APT, SharpCap, DeepSkyStacker, FitsWork, FITStacker, Lightroom, StraNet2GUI, Photoshop, Topaz Denoise AI

Accessories: Baader MPCC Mark III, iOptron iPolar, Bahtinov mask

Exposure:

803 x 15" ISO/Gain: 1600

Red zoneLight Pollution:

Chelyabinsk, Russia

Apr 13th, 2025

SPIRAL GALAXY PINWHEEL MESSIER 101 (PINWHEEL GALAXY NGC 5457)

Telescope/Lens: Sky-Watcher 150/750
Camera: Canon 200 Da
Mount: Sky-Watcher HEQ5 PRO
Software: APT, SharpCap, DeepSkyStacker, FitsWork, FITStacker, Lightroom, StraNet2GUI, Photoshop, Topaz Denoise AI
Accessories: Baader MPCC Mark III, iOptron iPolar, Bahtinov mask

Chelyabinsk, Russia
Light Pollution: Red zone

Exposure:
803 x 15" ISO/Gain: 1600

Spiral galaxy Pinwheel Messier 101 (Pinwheel Galaxy NGC 5457)
 
 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
 
 Software for shooting:
 Astrophotography Tool 
 SharpCap (polar alignment)
 EQ-Mode
 ASCOM 
 Cartes Du Ciel
 
 
 Shooting from 12-13.04.2025, Starokamyshinsk area
 Red zone light pollution. Class 7 on the Bortle scale
 Shot during full Moon
 803 Light frames at 15 seconds + 100 Dark frames + 100 Bias frames
 ISO 1600
 
 Total accumulated signal Σ=3h20'45"
 
 
 Post-processing software:
 DeepSkyStacker
 FitsWork
 FITStacker 
 Lightroom 
 StraNet2GUI 
 Photoshop 
 Topaz Denoise AI

Original size: https://deepskyhosting.com/vPmwdA5
Author: googolplexplex

3 h 21 m

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Spiral galaxy Pinwheel Messier 101 (Pinwheel Galaxy NGC 5457)

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

Software for shooting:
Astrophotography Tool
SharpCap (polar alignment)
EQ-Mode
ASCOM
Cartes Du Ciel

Shooting from 12-13.04.2025, Starokamyshinsk area
Red zone light pollution. Class 7 on the Bortle scale
Shot during full Moon
803 Light frames at 15 seconds + 100 Dark frames + 100 Bias frames
ISO 1600

Total accumulated signal Σ=3h20'45"

Post-processing software:
DeepSkyStacker
FitsWork
FITStacker
Lightroom
StraNet2GUI
Photoshop
Topaz Denoise AI

Resolution: 5027x3696 px

Scale: 955 KB

googolplexplex

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Спиральная галактика Вертушка Messier 101 (Pinwheel Galaxy NGC 5457)

13 Apr, 2025

3 h 21 m

Спиральная галактика Вертушка Messier 101 (Pinwheel Galaxy NGC 5457) Оборудование: Камера Canon EOS 200 Da. Телексоп Synta SkyWatcher 150/750, F/5 Монтировка HEQ-5 Pro Камера искатель полюса...