The Whirlpool Galaxy (M51)

Posted by Budboy49
on Friday, June 25, 2010

by Herb Bubert

 

Shot in Hillsboro, NH on 6/8/10 with a C9.25 & Celestron f/6.3 reducer. SBIG ST-8300 monochrome ccd camera with FW5-8300 filter wheel. LRGB image with luminance binned 1x1 and R,G,B binned 2x2. 2 hrs 15 min total exposure time.

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