Spiral Galaxy (M51 "Whirlpool") by Igor Chekalin
Igor Chekalin

Spiral Galaxy (M51 "Whirlpool") by

Canon 350Da (baader IR-cut filter mod)

NPZ TAL-250K (Klevtsov’s system) telescope (10", 1:8.5, 1:6 with special NPZ 0.7x reducer-flattener MkII).

EQ6 PRO Syn Scan mount, guided with 75mm refractor and QHY-6 ccd.

Sub-urban area, 10km off 300k city (visual ~6.0m sky)

18×10min @ iso800.
9×3min @iso800
HDR composition for bright core details revealing.

February 2010

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Tags

astronomy, black hole, collision, galaxy, space, spiral, stars, universe, whirlpool

Comments

  • Duncan Waldron
    Duncan Waldronalmost 2 years ago

    Igor, this set of images is magnificent. This has to be one of the best wide-field M51 images I’ve ever seen; the faint extensions on the small companion are superbly shown. And from a city location!

  • Andrew Murrell
    Andrew Murrellover 1 year ago

    A wonderful image of 51. Shame it does not get high here in Australia