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StarCo by Ludo Coppens                                        © 2014-2023                                   ludo.coppens(at)kineco.be

Object name

Whirlpool Galaxy

Photograph


Other designations

M51(a), NGC5194 (+NGC5195), Arp 85, UGC 8493, PGC 47404

Date

2023-02-28

Constellation

CVn

Telescope or lens

Meade LX200GPS 10” @f/6

Coordinates


Camera

Starlight Xpress SXVR-H694

Apparent magnitude

9.3m

Binning

2x2

Surface brightness


Filters

R, G, B, H-alpha,

Dimensions

11.2’x6.9’

Exposure

240 min (2 min subs)

Distance

31 Mly

Details

Synthetic HDR: PaintShop Pro; noise removal: NeatImage