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Messier Catalog - M51 - Whirlpool Galaxy
Constellation: Canes Venatici
Time/location: 18. March 2006, Rustadgrenda, Norway
Exposure: 11 x 240 seconds, C8 @ F3, IRB filter, Artemis 285, Artemis Capture
Guiding: Takahashi FS60c and Vesta SC3 bw, K3CCDTools3 & MTSca Pro
Mount: Vixen GPDX (FS60C on counterweight shaft), MTS-3SDI controller
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M51 with SC3, 28. February 2004. C8, 0.33x
Meade focal reducer, Baader IRB filter and SC3 b/w RAW camera. Captured as
200x7sec using ~50% gain.
Capture and processing in K3CCDTools 1. The dark frames were completely black,
so they were not used. Final adjustments in Photoshop.
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All images below were shot with my old Vesta 675K SC1 camera (uncooled).
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The Whirlpool Galaxy - M51. This image is a composite from exposure on two successive nights, 21. and 22. April 2003. Exposures 30 sec. x (160+172), 2h23min in total! The galaxy was found with my own GOTO program + MTS-3SDI controller. Processing with AVIdark, Photoshop, K3CCDTools & Registax.
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The Whirlpool Galaxy - M51. This image is a composite from exposure on two successive nights, 21. and 22. April 2003. Exposures 30 sec. x (160+172), 2h23min in total! The galaxy was found with my own GOTO program + MTS-3SDI controller. Processing with AVIdark, Photoshop, K3CCDTools & Registax.
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