M51 Whirlpool Galaxy

Published:
Mark Griffith
swindon
Teleskop service 12″ Richey-Chretien telescope, Skywatcher EQ8 mount,Atik 383L+ camera, Astronomik LRGB filters,
Astro physics 0.67 reducer, Hutech IDAS light pollution filter.
Clouds staying away tonight. Had a do at this bright galaxy.
Haven’t imaged it for years so long overdue a go.
LRGB image with 5 hours 20 minutes of data. 15 x Lum 6 x Red 6 x Green 5 x Blue 10 minute exposures.
2018-01-18T00:00:00