Test with a new camera, M51 - The Whirlpool Galaxy.

[Taman]

I took this on Tuesday night as a test of my ZWO ASI294MC Pro. (-12C, gain 126.)

40 x 240s lights, 15 darks, 25 flats, 25 bias.

Total exposure time: 2h 40m.

I usually use a DSLR, so processing the fits files was interesting! I used a combination of DSS, Siril, Starnet++ and Photoshop for the final image.

Taken with the C11 and focal reducer.

Edited April 2, 2020 by Taman

[Saganite]

That is a lovely image of a very beautiful object !!

[Craney]

Nice shot.   

Is this with the C11 and reducer ??   

 

[Taman]

11 minutes ago, Craney said:

Nice shot.   

Is this with the C11 and reducer ??   

 

Thanks and yes it is. The image is cropped slightly.

[Taman]

20 minutes ago, Saganite said:

That is a lovely image of a very beautiful object !!

Thank you! I'm very pleased with how it came out.