My first M51

[Mel]

Well, been away for a while, not quite sure where, but I'm back with an image of M51 for you. This was taken through my WO90 with a SXVH9 and LRGB filters - 3 minutes RGB binned x2 and 5 minutes of L, times 6. Guided with the LX.

This image is the first one where I have flat fielded and I must say I am impressed with what this effort bought me.

Enjoy.

[barkis]

You did good there Mel. It's a good result.

Ron.

[MartinB]

Well done Mel, you've combined the colour nicely. All tightly focussed. There is a reddish gradient at the top. I've seen this before when red LEDs from things like dew controllers esp with filter wheels which aren't fully sealed.

[greenkat]

Much more detailed than my first attempt , nice one

[Imahumanbeing]

Excellent picture!

[MidnightSun]

Very nice....it's a thrill to see it come together isn't it.....

[Mel]

Thanks all for the kind words.

Yes, I noticed that gradient as soon as I posted, it shows up more in the reduced size jpeg for some reason. I processed the image a while back after flat fielding and might have been a bit over zealous pulling all that new data out!

I've already had a chat with RichieJ and he has given me a few pointers - I will try and remove the gradient and see what happens...

Oh, and it could be LEDs, but to be honest Mr B - it's probably LP!

ATB

Iain