Pinwheel Galaxy - M101 (Full Color)

[Greekastronomy]

http://www.astrovox.gr/forum/album_pic.php?pic_id=10377

-> Telescope: LX200GPS 14" - Hyperstar 3
-> CCD: ATIK 16HR
-> Guiding Telescope: SkyWatcher 4"
-> Guiding Camera: Meade DSI 2
-> Guiding Software: PHD Guiding
-> Filter: Astronomik Lum, Ha, Red, Green, Blue
-> Processing: MaximDl / AstroArt / PhotoShop CS3
-> Exposures: 17hours
-> Date: 7, 9, 10, 12, 13, 21, 23 Apr 2010 (7 nights)
-> Place: Athens Greece

HOO: Hellenic Online Observatory
GAC: Greek Astronomy Club

http://www.greekastronomy.gr (http://www.greekastronomy.gr)

[duncan]

What a Ripper. Such a wealth of detail. Absolutely beautiful..:eyepop:
Cheers,
Duncan:thumbsup:

[TrevorW]

Very well captured and processed-

[malp]

Great stuff, 17 hours of exposure time makes the difference!

[starfinder]

Soooooooo much detail. Strong colours and and beautifully defined dust lanes. I like it very much!

[multiweb]

What a beauty! Very bright and detailed picture. I see you've used an hyperstar 3. Did you arrange your cables along some kind of support in front of the OTA? Got any pics of the rig. I'd be interested to see how you've tied them up. Thanks. :thumbsup:

[Hagar]

Lovely galaxy, a big effort capturing this one shows great determination and skill.
Well done.

[spearo]

Great shot
The horizontal line on the stars could be due to the cables from the Hyperstar?

I also had a look at the host site:
http://www.astrovox.gr

But its all Greek to me.
:lol:

Well done
frank

[RobF]

Awesome job on an amazing target.
I'd be happy just to get a glimse of this one from down here. :(