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- ISO 1600
- F10
- 30 second exposures (x 60); 30 minutes total
- Direct images through the 8-inch LX200GPS
- Unguided
- Location: TDS
12.30.2008
| M51 - The Whirlpool Galaxy | ||
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My favorite galaxy has always been M51. I just
love how it is face on and shows such incredible spiral details of gas
and dust. I imaged the Whirlpool Galaxy at Tierra del Sol after
waiting for the galaxy to gain some altitude. The image is the
result of 60 stacked images of 30 seconds each. Stacking was done
with DeepSkyStacker (free!) The grainy appearance is due to the
fact that I clearly needed more photons and to use a lower ISO to reduce
the noise. Next time I will use a lower ISO and take longer images
(now that I have the remote shutter cable). - ISO 1600 - F10 - 30 second exposures (x 60); 30 minutes total - Direct images through the 8-inch LX200GPS - Unguided - Location: TDS 12.30.2008 |