Oh no - another M51

[Starflyer]

Taken on the 26th April with good transparency.

10" Newt / EQ6 Pro / Baader Canon 450D / Hutech LPS filter

Guided with 70mm Bresser frac / QHY5 / PHD

23 x 4 minutes + 7 x 7 minutes with darks flats and bias

Ian

[Aza]

Incredible shot from a DSLR!

Well done to you sir

[gary1968]

That is a nice one Ian, possably my favorite image of yours to date, certainly one of my fav. objects......

Gary

[Deneb]

Wonderful Shot !

[Roy Batty]

Ian, you're too modest...fantastic detail

And I like the processing to .....well done

Keith

[CELESCOPE]

well done Ian ,that is a splended image , very well processed with excellent detail.

Rog:icon_salut:

[robindurant]

That's what I want to achieve, great shot. I must try with my 8" when I get bolder.

Robin

[Sam]

Ian, that's brilliant, a really nice image - that's what I aspire to!

[Doc]

Wow Ian simply stunning.

[beamish]

Wonderful image Ian:icon_salut: like it a great deal.

KArlo

[brendant]

Fantastic image Ian, lovely detail.

Brendan

[Psychobilly]

Ian,

Thats not "another" M51... it's a mighty fine M51...with sympatheic processing...

The image has everything... I need to get one like that so I can put M51 to bed for this season...

Peter....

[Beyond_Vision]

Fantastic capture and process Ian, that has to be your best image to date by far. Your progress has been great since I met you at Salisbury.

Regards

Kevin

[jgs001]

Very nice indeed Ian

[Darth Takahashi]

That's a cracker, how fast is the telescope, I'm guessing around F4.5/6

Neil.

[adamsp123]

oh so very nice!

[Paxo]

Very nice image indeed Ian, nicely captured and beautifully processed, very well done indeed.

Steve..

[markcol]

Oh yes Ian, that's a belter!

Mark

[Starflyer]

Wow - what a response, thank you all for your kind comments

It's a real compliment to get feedback like this from people who frequently post absolutely stunning images on here.

BTW Neil, it's f/6.3 ~ 1600mm focal length, quite slow (heavy, long and hard to balance) but I'm very happy with it.

Cheers,

Ian

[rich_t]

Brilliant image Ian! Lovely colour.

[MidnightSun]

Definitely a real beauty...

[Darth Takahashi]

BTW Neil, it's f/6.3 ~ 1600mm focal length, quite slow (heavy, long and hard to balance) but I'm very happy with it.

Thanks, that explains a lot, mine was taken at approx F9.7 so I need at least another hours worth of data to match your capture. Thanks for the info Neil.

[sat12345]

....and the winner

[tmarkuk]

Awesome, I think I need to have another go at M51 myself, That's a really nice picture.

[markcol]

Great shot Ian, congrats!

Mark