Messier 51 Whirlpool Galaxy June 03 2010 Amateur Astronomy Picture of the Day

June 03 2010 Messier 51 Whirlpool Galaxy

I've been reviewing the Vixen VC200L, and wanted to see how well it would do with some extremely fine detail. Messier 51 is well placed at the Zenith at the moment, so I spent 3 days gathering data, and this is the result. Taken with my SXV-H9 camera and the VC200L on an EQ6. Exposure lengths: Ha: 23x600seconds Clear: 19x600seconds RGB: 6x180seconds The Ha data was blended with the red to highlight the star forming areas of the Galaxy.
Submitted by: Richie Jarvis (RichieJarvis)	Location: South Common Observatory, UK	Date: May 12 2010

2010-06-03 13:45:41 GMT ak666666

An absolute beauty is captured here.

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June 03 2010