M51- Astronomy and astrophotography CCD camera images



02/04/2005
Object name: M51 Whirlpool galaxy
Popular name: Whirlpool galaxy
Object type: Galaxy
Magnitude: 8.9
Size: 11.2 6.9
Position angle: 0
Classification: Sbc
Apparent RA: 13 29 52.6 Apparent Dec: +47 11 44
Constellation: Canes Venatici

I've added a colour layer to my M51 from last month. Still not entirely happy with this object - still some slight collimation/tracking issues.

Captured in k3, stacked in registax 3, coregistered and colour balanced in IRIS. Final re-combination and curves in Photoshop.

Exposure Details :

IR Block 91x15s on 200mm @ F5 with SC3.5
IR Block 69x31s on 200mm @ F5 with SC3.5
IR Block 120x15s on 200mm @ F5 with SC3.5
Red 40x15s on 200mm @ F5 with SC3.5
Green 40x15s on 200mm @ F5 with SC3.5
Blue 40x15s on 200mm @ F5 with SC3.5

Curdridge Observatory, Southampton,UK