M51

Rancho Del Sol Observatory · Camino, California

M51 by Ken Crawford

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Image Equipment Details

  • RCOS 20" carbon truss - 100mm FFC
  • Paramount ME
  • Apogee Alta u16m
  • SBIG ST402 Guider
  • Astrodon MegaMoag
  • Astrodon 50mm Sq Filters

Exposure Details

  • Clear/ Lum = 480 minutes
  • Red = 80 minutes
  • Green = 80 minutes
  • Blue = 80 minutes
  • Ha 5nm = 240 minutes
  • OIII 3nm. = 0 minutes
  • SII 5nm = 0 minutes

Software Used

  • MaxDL 5
  • CCDAutopilot 4
  • CCDStack2
  • Photoshop CC & PIxInsight

About this image


M51 also known as the Wirlpool Galaxy is around 31 million light years away. This is my 2015 image celebrating over 10 years of imaging the deep sky.

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M51 companion details are enhanced with 4 hours of Ha data blended in.

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