Object: ..... M51 (Whirlpool Galaxy)
Date: ..... 31.03.2008
Mount: ..... Meade LXD75 with Autostar on original tripod
Optics: ..... Meade SN6, 150mm f5 Schmidt-Newton Telescope with Baader MPCC
Filters: ..... Baader UHC-S
Camera: ..... modified Canon 350D (Baader AFC), prime focus
ISO: ..... 800
Exposure: ..... 10x180s (with ImagesPlus Camera Control)
Processing: ..... Stacking (Lights, Darks, Flats, Bias), DDP, Color Balance, Noise Reduction, all with ImagesPlus 3.0
Guiding: ..... Autoguiding with 70/700 Refraktor, Logitech Fusion Webcam and PHD
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