M51

Whirlpool Galaxy

M51

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Object Info

Type

Spiral Galaxy

Constellation

Canes Venatici

Distance

37,000,000 ly

Capture Details

Date

July 6, 2005

Location

Carlsbad, CA

Exposure

Lum 4x15, R 3x10, G 3x10, B 3x10 (bin 1x1)

Equipment

Optics

Celestron C11 Carbon Fiber SCT w/XLT

Focal Length

1764mm @f/6.3

Mount

Celestron CGE

Camera

SBIG ST-2000XM

Focuser

Optec TCF-S

Filters

CFW8A, Astrodon LRGB

Software

CCDSoft, Photoshop