M51

Whirlpool Galaxy

M51

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Object Info

Type

Spiral Galaxy

Constellation

Canes Venatici

Distance

37,000,000 ly

Capture Details

Date

May 7, 2021

Location

Little Blair Valley, Anza-Borrego Desert, CA

Exposure

Lum 12x15, R 4x10, G 4x10, B 4x10 (bin 1x1)

Equipment

Optics

DSI RC10C Corrected RC Astrograph

Focal Length

1867mm @f/7.3

Mount

Astro-Physics 900GTO

Camera

FLI ML-8300

Focuser

Built-in Secondary Focuser

Filters

FLI CFW2-7, Astrodon Gen 2 LRGB

Software

Maxim DL, CCDStack, Photoshop