Messier 51

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Messier 51

Post by stikkan65 » Fri Apr 06, 2018 10:53 pm

Tried yesterday night to take a picture of messier 51, this is my first try
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Re: Messier 51

Post by wxthomson » Sat Apr 07, 2018 12:16 am

Very nice!

Can you tell us more about how you photographed it? Equipment, exposure time, etc.?

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Re: Messier 51

Post by stikkan65 » Sun Apr 08, 2018 12:31 am

I use celestron se6 on Vixen GP Mount.
Meade f/6.3 Series 4000 Focal Reducer/Field Flattener.
Nikon D610.
Programs i use: BackyardNIKON, DeepSkyStacker and photoshop
35 piture
ISO 1600
90 sec
F6.3
WB 3570
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