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M51 The Whirlpool Galaxy
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12 years 8 months ago #93440
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M51 The Whirlpool Galaxy was created by carlobeirnes
Hi all,
Here is an image of M51 the whirlpool galaxy; I’ve spent the last three years trying to image this Galaxy. Every time I went to image it something would go wrong from clouds to mount trouble also CCD trouble the list goes on.
But I’m happy to report I fell over the line and finished it. There is a total of 16 hours exposure time gone into this image RGB was 3 hours on each channel and the Luminance was 7 hours using 5 minute subs. The Image was taken through a Williams optics 110mm scope and processing was done in images plus and Photoshop CS3; Hope you like the results
Please click on the image to enlarge.
www.webtreatz.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-129
Carl.
Here is an image of M51 the whirlpool galaxy; I’ve spent the last three years trying to image this Galaxy. Every time I went to image it something would go wrong from clouds to mount trouble also CCD trouble the list goes on.
But I’m happy to report I fell over the line and finished it. There is a total of 16 hours exposure time gone into this image RGB was 3 hours on each channel and the Luminance was 7 hours using 5 minute subs. The Image was taken through a Williams optics 110mm scope and processing was done in images plus and Photoshop CS3; Hope you like the results
Please click on the image to enlarge.
www.webtreatz.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-129
Carl.
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Scopes and Space Ltd,
Unit A8 Airside Enterprise Centre,
Swords, Co Dublin,
Ireland.
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12 years 8 months ago #93444
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Regards and Clear Skies,
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Replied by DaveGrennan on topic Re: M51 The Whirlpool Galaxy
Congrats Carl, that really is excellent. Well worth the massive effort. There is a real lesson in here that there is no quick hits in astro imaging. If you want an image like that, there is no substitute for patience and lots and lots of data.
Regards and Clear Skies,
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12 years 8 months ago #93450
by carlobeirnes
Carl O’Beirnes,
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Replied by carlobeirnes on topic Re: M51 The Whirlpool Galaxy
Hi Dave,
Thanks for the feedback and your right deep sky imaging takes up a lot of time and can be very frustrating; you’ll ways get there in the end.
Carl.
Thanks for the feedback and your right deep sky imaging takes up a lot of time and can be very frustrating; you’ll ways get there in the end.
Carl.
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12 years 8 months ago #93508
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Clear Skies
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Replied by CarlightExpress on topic Re: M51 The Whirlpool Galaxy
I like this......I Like this a lot
I'd like to know more, such as mount, guide camera, what type of CCD camera you are using
I'd like to know more, such as mount, guide camera, what type of CCD camera you are using
Clear Skies
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12 years 8 months ago #93554
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Hi Simon,
Thanks for the reply. As I said on my post it took me quite a while to get this image; it was taking on the CGE & AP1200 mounts; through a Williams’s optics 110 mm scope an Atik 4meg CCD camera guiding was done through a Celestron 80ed with a Sbig ST402. Exposures where 5min subs with darks and flats calibrated. Images where captured using Maxim DL and ACP software. Processed in Images Plus and Photoshop CS3.
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Are you happy you asked now :>))
Carl O’Beirnes,
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CarlightExpress wrote: I like this......I Like this a lot
I'd like to know more, such as mount, guide camera, what type of CCD camera you are using
Hi Simon,
Thanks for the reply. As I said on my post it took me quite a while to get this image; it was taking on the CGE & AP1200 mounts; through a Williams’s optics 110 mm scope an Atik 4meg CCD camera guiding was done through a Celestron 80ed with a Sbig ST402. Exposures where 5min subs with darks and flats calibrated. Images where captured using Maxim DL and ACP software. Processed in Images Plus and Photoshop CS3.
Ps,
Are you happy you asked now :>))
Carl O’Beirnes,
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Ireland.
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12 years 8 months ago #93560
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Replied by CarlightExpress on topic Re: M51 The Whirlpool Galaxy
Yep I am now
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