The Whirlpool Galaxy, Messier 51

umasscrew39: Jupiter Ambassador; Articles: 0; Offline; Posts: 233; Joined: Sat Apr 18, 2020 5:44 pm; Location: Florida
Status:
Offline: TSS Photo of the Day

Post by umasscrew39 » Mon May 10, 2021 7:33 pm

Here is the famous Whirlpool galaxy, well- actually two interacting spiral galaxies 31 million light years away from Earth. This was taken with a C11" EdgeHD @f/7 using a ZWO ASI2600MM Pro with LRGB + Ha filters over 7.7 hours.

Bruce

Astronomy? Impossible to understand and madness to investigate........Sophocles, c. 420 BCE

StarzantiSkies Observatory
https://www.astrobin.com/users/umasscrew39/

Graeme1858: Co-Administrator; Articles: 1; Online; Posts: 7377; Joined: Mon Jun 24, 2019 7:16 pm; Location: North Kent, UK
Status:
Online: TSS Awards Badges

TSS Photo of the Day

I Broke The Forum.

Re: The Whirlpool Galaxy, Messier 51

Quote
Quote

#2

Post by Graeme1858 » Mon May 10, 2021 7:58 pm

Excellent M51 Bruce.

Regards

Graeme

______________________________________________
Celestron 9.25 f10 SCT, f6.3FR, CGX mount.
ASI1600MM Pro, ASI294MC Pro, ASI224MC
ZWO EFW, ZWO OAG, ASI220MM Mini.
APM 11x70 ED APO Binoculars.

https://www.averywayobservatory.co.uk/

messier 111: Universal Ambassador; Articles: 0; Offline; Posts: 9518; Joined: Mon Nov 09, 2020 2:49 am; Location: Canada's capital region .
Status:
Offline: TSS Awards Badges

Re: The Whirlpool Galaxy, Messier 51

Quote
Quote

#3

Post by messier 111 » Mon May 10, 2021 8:22 pm

very nice details . thx

I LOVE REFRACTORS ,

$sparkle refractor$

REFRACTOR , TS-Optics Doublet SD-APO 125 mm f/7.8 . Lunt 80mm MT Ha Doublet Refractor .

EYEPIECES, Delos , Delite and 26mm Nagler t5 , 2 zoom Svbony 7-21 , Orion Premium Linear BinoViewer .

FILTER , Nebustar 2 tele vue . Apm solar wedge . contrast booster 2 inches .

Mounts , cg-4 motorized , eq6 pro belt drive .

“Your assumptions are your windows on the world. Scrub them off every once in a while, or the light won't come in.”
― Isaac Asimov

Jean-Yves

Juno16: Universal Ambassador; Articles: 0; Offline; Posts: 8210; Joined: Sun May 12, 2019 3:13 pm; Location: Mississippi Gulf Coast
Status:
Offline: TSS Awards Badges

TSS Photo of the Day

Re: The Whirlpool Galaxy, Messier 51

Quote
Quote

#4

Post by Juno16 » Mon May 10, 2021 8:23 pm

Great image Bruce!

Jim

Scopes: Explore Scientific ED102 APO, Sharpstar 61 EDPH II APO, Samyang 135 F2 (still on the Nikon).
Mount: Skywatcher HEQ5 Pro with Rowan Belt Mod
Stuff: ASI EAF Focus Motor (x2), ZWO OAG, ZWO 30 mm Guide Scope, ASI 220mm min, ASI 120mm mini, Stellarview 0.8 FR/FF, Sharpstar 0.8 FR/FF, Mele Overloock 3C.
Camera/Filters/Software: ASI 533 mc pro, ASI 120mm mini, ASI 220mm mini , IDAS LPS D-1, Optolong L-Enhance, ZWO UV/IR Cut, N.I.N.A., Green Swamp Server, PHD2, Adobe Photoshop CC, Pixinsight.
Dog and best bud: Jack
Sky: Bortle 6-7
My Astrobin: https://www.astrobin.com/users/Juno16/

MariusD69: Inter-Galactic Ambassador; Articles: 0; Offline; Posts: 3647; Joined: Sun May 12, 2019 1:22 pm; Location: Romania
Status:
Offline: TSS Photo of the Day

Re: The Whirlpool Galaxy, Messier 51

Quote
Quote

#5

Post by MariusD69 » Tue May 11, 2021 11:15 am

Wonderful image! Great job, Bruce!!

Marius
Mount: iOpton Cem60, HEQ5-for spare
Scopes: newt SW 150/750PDS, dobson SW 150/1200; SW 114/500; TS Photoline 80mm f/6 Triplet APO; SW ST80
Cameras: ASI294MC Pro; ASI1600MM Pro; Atik 314L+mono; Canon 1100D; QHY5III-178m; QHY5L-II-m ; ASI224; Altair GPCAM 290M, GPCAM290C
Accessories: Baader MPCC; GPU KomakorrF4; TS Flat2; TS 0.79x FR/FF

Greenman: Local Group Ambassador; Articles: 0; Offline; Posts: 2296; Joined: Fri Sep 27, 2019 7:39 pm; Location: Nether Heyford, UK
Status:
Offline: TSS Awards Badges

TSS Photo of the Day

Re: The Whirlpool Galaxy, Messier 51

Quote
Quote

#6

Post by Greenman » Tue May 11, 2021 11:24 am

Nice job Bruce.

Cheers,

Tony.

Smart Scope: Dwarf II - Club and outreach work.

AP Refractor: Altair 72EDF Deluxe F6;1x & 0.8 Flatteners; Antares Versascope 60mm finder. ASIAir Pro.Li battery pack for grab & go.

Celestron AVX Mount; X-cel LX eyepieces & Barlows 2x 3x, ZWO 2” Filter holder,

Cameras: main DSO ASI533MC; DSO guide ASI120MM; Planetary ASI224MC; DSLR Canon EOS100 stock.

Filters: Astronomik IR cut; Optolong L-Pro; Optolong L-Enhance.

Binoculars: Celestron 15 x 70.

Latitude: 52.219853
Longitude: -1.034471
Accuracy: 5 m
Bortle 4 site. https://maps.google.com/?q=52.21985,-1.03447

SkyHiker: Local Group Ambassador; Articles: 0; Offline; Posts: 2293; Joined: Sat May 11, 2019 8:40 pm; Location: Santa Barbara, CA
Status:
Offline: TSS Awards Badges

TSS Photo of the Day

Re: The Whirlpool Galaxy, Messier 51

Quote
Quote

#7

Post by SkyHiker » Tue May 11, 2021 1:28 pm

Beautiful image, thanks for sharing!

... Henk.

Telescopes: GSO 12" Astrograph, "Comet Hunter" MN152, ES ED127CF, ES ED80, WO Redcat51, Z12, AT6RC, Celestron Skymaster 20x80, Mounts and tripod: Losmandy G11S with OnStep, AVX, Tiltall, Cameras: ASI2600MC, ASI2600MM, ASI120 mini, Fuji X-a1, Canon XSi, T6, ELPH 100HS, DIY: OnStep controller, Pi4b/power rig, Afocal adapter, Foldable Dob base, Az/Alt Dob setting circles, Accessories: ZWO 36 mm filter wheel, TV Paracorr 2, Baader MPCC Mk III, ES FF, SSAG, QHY OAG-M, EAF electronic focuser, Plossls, Barlows, Telrad, Laser collimators (Seben LK1, Z12, Howie Glatter), Cheshire, 2 Orion RACIs 8x50, Software: KStars-Ekos, DSS, PHD2, Nebulosity, Photo Gallery, Gimp, CHDK, Computers:Pi4b, 2x running KStars/Ekos, Toshiba Satellite 17", Website:Henk's astro images

Jockinireland: Milky Way Ambassador; Articles: 0; Offline; Posts: 1925; Joined: Sat Aug 24, 2019 7:56 pm; Location: Galway
Status:
Offline: TSS Photo of the Day

Re: The Whirlpool Galaxy, Messier 51

Quote
Quote

#8

Post by Jockinireland » Wed May 12, 2021 12:02 pm

Fantastic image - the ha really lifts it.

Scope: Skywatcher Evostar 80ED (SW 0.85 FR/FF) on a SW NEQ6Pro
Guiding; SW Evoguide 50ED, ASI 120mm mini
Meade 8" LX200 GPS on wedge (Guided with a cheapo 50mm guidescope and a ZWO ASI 120mm mini)
Sharpstar 61EDPH II (with dedicated 0.8 reducer) with wiliam Optics 32mm uniguide
Camera: ASI2600MC pro. QHY 163M with ZWO 7nm NB filters, Canon EOS700D astro mod
Secondary mount: Skywatcher StarAdventurer

My Astrobin https://www.astrobin.com/users/mackiedlm/

umasscrew39: Jupiter Ambassador; Articles: 0; Offline; Posts: 233; Joined: Sat Apr 18, 2020 5:44 pm; Location: Florida
Status:
Offline: TSS Photo of the Day

Re: The Whirlpool Galaxy, Messier 51

Quote
Quote

#9

Post by umasscrew39 » Wed May 12, 2021 9:00 pm

Thanks all for the compliments. I added a few more data points and did some adjustments to hopefully enhance the image.

Bruce

Astronomy? Impossible to understand and madness to investigate........Sophocles, c. 420 BCE

StarzantiSkies Observatory
https://www.astrobin.com/users/umasscrew39/

Gmetric: Milky Way Ambassador; Articles: 0; Offline; Posts: 1227; Joined: Sun May 12, 2019 6:08 am; Location: Japan
Status:
Offline: TSS Photo of the Day

Re: The Whirlpool Galaxy, Messier 51

Quote
Quote

#10

Post by Gmetric » Thu May 13, 2021 2:02 am

That’s gotta be nestling among the very best M51 images, absolutely fantastic shot, Bruce.

Arry (Bortle 7 area)

Telescopes: Sky-Watcher ED72II, Sky-Watcher PDS130, Sky-Explorer SN F4 200mm astrograph and Vixen F11.1 90mm
Cameras: Nikon D5300 modded, Canon Kiss X8i modded, Cooled Canon kiss X4 modded, Atik 16IC and 383 colour, ASI120MC, QHY5LII
Mount: Sky-Explorer HEQ 5 belt driven

jthommes: Milky Way Ambassador; Articles: 0; Offline; Posts: 1910; Joined: Tue May 21, 2019 4:52 am; Location: San Diego
Status:
Offline: TSS Photo of the Day

Re: The Whirlpool Galaxy, Messier 51

Quote
Quote

#11

Post by jthommes » Sun May 16, 2021 6:26 pm

Nicely done Bruce. I think your adjustments in the second version are a nice improvement. I like the color and the detail. Nice Ha blend.

Jim Thommes
Jim's Astrophotography
David Levy Maksutov Newtonian, Celestron Edge 9.25, FSQ-106N Refractor (on loan), WO ZenithStar 66 APO Refractor, WO Megrez II APO, Sigma 150 mm EOS Lens
Losmandy G11/Gemini, iOptron GEM45, Celestron Advanced VX, iOptron CEM70
ST8300M Camera, Atik 383L, Canon 350D (IR cut modified), ASI1600M, ASI294M, ASI260M
Observatory - Desert Astronomy Association (Shelter Valley, CA)

Ylem: Universal Ambassador; Articles: 0; Offline; Posts: 7547; Joined: Sun May 12, 2019 2:54 am; Location: Ocean County, New Jersey
Status:
Offline: TSS Photo of the Day

Re: The Whirlpool Galaxy, Messier 51

Quote
Quote

#12

Post by Ylem » Sun May 16, 2021 6:44 pm

Gorgeous image Bruce

Clear Skies,
-Jeff

Member; ASTRA-NJ

Orion 80ED
Celestron C5, 6SE, Celestar 8
Vixen Porta Mount ll
Coronado PST
A big box of Plossls
Little box of filters

{Welcome to TSS}

TheSkySearchers