Ahhhh, SPRINGTIME!!
When we reach the spot in our year-long orbit that puts us in the front row for galaxy-viewing.
M51, The Whirlpool Galaxy, can ben seen dramatically cannibalizing poor little NGC 5195.
This first image of M51 was taken on March 26, 2011. SBIG ST-8300 CCD camera on a 5" Takahashi refractor. 2.5 hours of exposure time.
M51 for Zoetropic.jpg (412.7 KiB) Viewed 716 times
Fast-forward twelve years to this past week. SBIG STT-8300 on a 11" Celestron SCT. 9 hours of exposure time.
M51 Whirlpool Galaxy .jpg (580.06 KiB) Viewed 644 times
Last edited by AstroGeek on Sun Apr 02, 2023 10:35 pm, edited 2 times in total.
Your colors and details really bring out the interaction of these two galaxies.
Roger
Roger M.
Celestron CPC1100 EDGE, Stellarvue 130T refractor dual mounted on iOptron CEM120 on permanent pier mounted in Observatory. Imaging camera ZWO ASI2600 OSC, guide camera Lodestar or ZWO ASI290MM.
