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| Image Information |
Object Information |
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| Telescope |
Stellarvue
SV130s triplet APO, Stellarvue SV80s (color) |
Designation |
Messier
51, NGC5194, NGC 5195 (smaller galaxy) |
| Focal
Length |
f6,
778mm EFL |
Type |
Spiral
Galaxy |
| Guiding |
MX5-16
on Stellaruve SV78s |
Position |
RA
13:30:11 Dec +47:09:38 |
| Telescope
Control |
Maxim
4.51 |
Magnitude |
8.1
sfc brightness 12.7 |
| CCD
Camera |
Starlight
Xpress SXV-H9 |
Size |
11.2
X6.9 arcmin |
| Image
Scale |
1.71
arcsec/px |
Distance |
35
million light years |
| Filters |
Astronomik
Type 2C LRGB filter set |
Constellation |
Canes
Venatici |
| Exposures |
LRGB,
120:57:50:68 300sec subs for L, 300-340sec subs color |
Image
field |
40X30
arcmin |
| Calibration |
Flats,
Bias |
Notes |
Taken
by Jon Talbot and Angela Greenwell at the WSP 06 |
| Processing
Software |
Maxim
4.51, PixInsight LE, Photoshop CS2, Registar |
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| Date |
8-11
Aug 05 |
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