| Object: |
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M51,
The Whirlpool Galaxy in the constellation of Canes Venatici |
| Coordinates: |
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RA
= 13h 29.9m, DEC = +47° 12'
|
| Telescope: |
|
Televue
NP-101 (4-inch f/5.4 APO refractor)
|
| Mount: |
|
Losmandy
G11 German
Equatorial |
| Guide
Scope: |
|
Stellarvue
S80/9D refractor supported by a Robin Casady TGAD (Tandem Guidescope
Aiming Device) |
| Guide
Camera: |
|
Orion
StarShoot
AutoGuider
with PHD guiding software |
| Imaging
Camera: |
|
Canon
20Da
|
| Filters/Exposures: |
|
Six
10-minute exposures @ ISO 800, stacked and processed in Photoshop |
| Shooting
Location: |
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Gates County, NC
|
| Date/Time: |
|
01
May 2011 @ 04:21 UTC
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| Comments: |
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There
is a faint satellite trail lower left corner of this frame.
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