M51 LRGB with 550D and Polemaster 16.5 hours

[Jannis]

I remember this was one of my first and favorite targets in the night sky, and I still come back to it every now and then. The progress over the years have been rather huge, and so of course I had to come back after I modded my Canon 550D to see how it turned out - and the difference was quite huge!

Unfortunately the L data only cover the inner part of M51 so the rest of the image is not nearly as sharp, but I'm still very happy with it.  

L data is 5.5 hours using the Polemaster (QHY5L-II-M/ASI120MM sensor), and RGB data is 10h 50m with the Canon 550D - both on the Explorer 200.

 

 

[Crackabarrel]

Beautiful capture, nicely done.

[peter shah]

what a gorgeous image, lovey colour 

[Ouroboros]

Yes indeed, lovely colour. Nicely processed. 

[newbie alert]

Cracking image, well done for using the polemaster in a abstract way..superb

[Ouroboros]

Yes, I only  just cottoned on to that innovative use of the pole master.   In fact I find the whole business of using different cameras for luminosity and colour intriguing. I suppose strictly this image is L + OSC  unless I’ve grasped the wrong end of the stick. 

[geeklee]

Lovely image @Jannis Fantastic detail in the spiral arms and down into the core, plus some really nice colour.  Very innovative approach using all the tools at your disposable to get even better results.