M101 - with video :)

[Luke Newbould]

Hey guys,

 

I had a good bit of clear skies earlier this week and decided to really go for it on one of my nemesis targets, M101.

It's long been a target that I'd struggled to get anything I actually liked from, results wise. - never had I really been happy with a photo I'd taken of it before!

 

well, after a long (but successful) night under the stars, all that changed! now I finally have an m101 i'm proud of.

 

In what's become now the norm for me, I recorded my session and turned it into a video to share my night with others

 

 

captured in Bortle 7 skies, with a 50% moon in the sky.

I used the following equipment -

Skywatcher Esprit 120ed super apo

ZWO ASI2600MC Pro

EQ6 mount

no filters

 

I hope you like it!

Cheers,

Luke

 

and here's the video!

 

[Jonny_H]

Fantastic result Luke and a great video! Keep them coming! 

[AstroNtinos]

That's a gorgeous image! Thanks for sharing it and good luck!

[Luke Newbould]

Thank you so much guys! super pleased you liked it 👍- I'm sorry about the late reply

I'm really happy with how it turned out  - after many disappointing attempts in the past, it was a relief to not chalk up yet another failed attempt!

[Paul M]

I saw the vid last night after it appeared in my YouTube feed. Very enjoyable. The final image aint too shabby either! 

Keep up the good work!

[scotty38]

Fantastic image!

[Jiggy 67]

Excellent stuff Luke, love the video and the end result is very impressive

[LuckieEddie]

The detail in there is amazing. Even the tiny NGC5474 is really clear. 👍

[Luke Newbould]

Really chuffed you guys have enjoyed it! - and thank you for the lovely comments regarding the video too, I have so much fun every time out with astronomy so sharing it in that way with others too is just fantastic! I really appreciate your time

 

also @LuckieEddie - I just cropped NGC5474 for you here, I didn't know if to put more emphasis on this target during the video as it's quite important in the story of M101 itself and it's shape, such an interesting little section so I'm glad you picked it out!  

[andy fearn]

Fantastic image, great video too. Thanks for sharing and looking forward to the next capture.

clear skies.