Upgraded M51

[lux eterna]

Hi all,

My last imaging for this season resulted in 11 x 10 minutes on M51, but I already had 23 x 15 minutes from previous seasons so here is some 7 1/2 hours of data.
The 23x15 minutes subs were taken under a pretty dark sky (SQM-L = 21.65), while the rest were approx 21.5. Used a modded Nikon D7000 in a 8" Meade LX200-ACF on HEQ5 Pro, guided with NexGuide. I am still amazed that stars were pinpoint in all 23 of the 15 minutes subs. I guess it helped that the OTA was pointing near zenith so flexure and mirror lock issues should have been minimal. Nowadays I stick to max 10 minutes subs.

Ragnar

 

[MarkAR]

Super image, detail is wonderful.

[geordie85]

Beautiful and not over done. I like it 

[lux eterna]

Thank you @MarkAR and @geordie85, I´m glad you liked it !

Ragnar