M51 on a windy night

[PeterCPC]

Got out on the 24th and the wind was very gusty so I did not expect much to come of my imaging. Anyway, this was my attempt at M51. I had to give up after 20 subs because it was getting really windy and the stars are not perfect because of that. Taken with my ED120 and Canon 550d. Thanks for looking.

Peter

[michael.h.f.wilkinson]

Still a nice shot, given the conditions

[PeterCPC]

Thank you Michael.

Peter

[Rodd]

The stars look good to me--great shot!  I had the same issue the other night--wind almost blew my laptop off the table.  My subs were unusable as I was shooting at 1,960mm.  But then, after midnight, it calmed down to nothing and all of a sudden the guiding was spot on.  Persistence does pay off at times.

Rodd

[PeterCPC]

At times.......... Thanks.

Peter