M51 from Dartmoor

[mpeniak]

First attempt at M51. 14 (out of 50)x 30sec subs, ISO 1600, 5 dark frames. I should get polar scope soon and then I hope for minute exposures with some luck

Martin

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[James]

Looks nice to me! Certainly better than what I saw just a few hours ago...

James

[mpeniak]

Looks nice to me! Certainly better than what I saw just a few hours ago...

James

I did not see much detail through EP either Took me ages to find it

[centroid]

That's a very nice 'wide field view of M51 Martin, good detail showing up.

Well done!!

Davw

[geppetto]

That's excellent Martin...

Nice colour and detail and I like the scale as well...

Well done matey 8)

[Andrew*]

that's really nice. Only 7 mins exposure too!

I like that.

Andrew

[CELESCOPE]

nice capture Martin , and nice wide field , no sheep knudging the set up then hehehehe

Rog

[mpeniak]

Thanks guys for nice replies. Can anyone recommend what I need to use I need more magnification when using DSLR please? Something like 2" barlow lens???

Martin

PS: No sheep this time celescope But two nights ago I had sheeps lying around and som horses too

[barkis]

That's a lovely neat image Martin. A Barlow x2 would enlarge the result, but both guiding and exposure times would need to be adjusted accordingly, making it a more difficult . You might try getting a x2 converter for you camera. Essentially it is a Barlow but you might need a converter to allow fitting it to your camera. The same problem would still apply, ie, Guide and exposure increases.

Ron.

[mpeniak]

Thanks Barkis. I don't use guiding at the moment. Can I use it despite of that fact that my mount is not motorized in both axes please?

Martin

[FLO]

Some nice detail there Martin, I can see the bridge

I appreciate you would like to get closer but I quite like seeing it amongst the stars, with some 'space' around it.

[anthony]

Top stuff - those stars are tight!

Anthony

[barkis]

Thanks Barkis. I don't use guiding at the moment. Can I use it despite of that fact that my mount is not motorized in both axes please?

Martin

It would be a bit dodgy Martin, you would be working at a higher resolution which means the sky will be moving a bit quicker, and the liklihood of trailed images increase. I thought you had a driven RA mount?. Or have you sold it?.

ron.

[mpeniak]

Thanks Barkis. I don't use guiding at the moment. Can I use it despite of that fact that my mount is not motorized in both axes please?

Martin

It would be a bit dodgy Martin, you would be working at a higher resolution which means the sky will be moving a bit quicker, and the liklihood of trailed images increase. I thought you had a driven RA mount?. Or have you sold it?.

ron.

I got driven mount but only in RA axis not in DEC. I just thought that when I use guiding I will need to make small adjustments in both axes depending where that guiding star moves. Or am I not correct? Don't know much about quiding to be honest...

Martin