M51: The Grand Spiral Eater
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One-shot color with a light pollution filter was combined with narrowband images to create this capture. It is my most detailed M51 and I believe it captures the delicate and complex beauty of this pair of galaxies.
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Image details
| Telescope: | Celestron EdgeHD 9.25 | |
| Length: | 1635mm | |
| Aperture: | 235mm | |
| F-stop: | f/6.225 | |
| Sessions: | 2 | |
| Captured: | 2022-07-28 to 2023-02-23 | |
| Lights: | 118 | |
| Exposure: | 300 | |
| Total exposure: | 9 h | |
| Ra: | 13h 29m 52.5s | |
| Dec: | +47° 11' 38.099 | |
| Size: | 28.487 x 19.441 arcmin | |
| Radius: | 0.287 deg | |
| Scale: | 0.287 arcsec/pixel |
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