M51 in Mackay

[weathermon (Mike)]

Hi all,

This is the first time I have imaged M51 - I'm pretty happy with the results for only 2 hours of imaging time. Lights only, no darks, flats or bias.

Image details: 11x600s, 1x300s at ISO3200. Imaged on Pentax K-3 (cooled) with Hutech LPS Filter.
Mount: NEQ6 Pro
Scope: Skywatcher ED100 with 0.85x reducer at F7.65
Guiding: Orion SSAG + 80mm Shortscope + PHD Guiding 2
Edited in Deep Sky Stacker and CS4.

Astrobin: http://www.astrobin.com/174602/

[cometcatcher (Kevin)]

Nice one Mike!

[RickS (Rick)]

A challenge well met

[Ross G]

Great looking M51 for a first time capture Mike.

Good luck.

Ross.

[weathermon (Mike)]

Thanks everyone I've just ordered the Astro6D - can't wait to give this a crack on that!