M51, The Whirlpool Galaxy
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Date: |
5/15/01, 5/16/01
& 5/17/01 |
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Exposure: |
LRGB: 12x5m, 3x5m,
3x5m, 3x10m. RGB binned 2x2. -10°C, 2.65 arc-sec./pixel |
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Processing: |
Acquired,
reduced, aligned and combined in CCDSoft beta, RGB combine in Maxim, L+RGB combine,
curves, levels, bloom repair and other adjustments in Photoshop. |
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Hardware: |
TV-140 5.5” f/5
APO refractor, ST-8E NABG/CFW-8A CCD camera, G-11 mount, Hutech LPS filter. |
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Software: |
CCDSoft v.5.00
b13, TheSky v.5.00.010, RoboFocus 3.13, Photoshop v.6.0.1 |
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Location: |
32N, 111W, 893
meters Elevation |
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Comments: |
I was after this
for a long time. I was pleased with
the result despite the small image scale. |