M51

Spiral Galaxy in Canes Venatici, with companion galaxy NGC 5195


 

Optics 8" LX200 Classic @ f/6.3
Mount LX200
Camera Starlight Xpress MX7-C
Filter Baader UV-Ir
Exposure 30 - 5 minute subexposures
Processing Acquired in AstroArt3, Deconvolution, DDP, Log stretched.  SGBNR in PixInsight, final work in Photoshop7
Date 04.13.05
Location Elk Grove, CA
Notes Wind was still a factor in the earlier sub exposures, and affected guiding.  Moderate deconvolution was required to reduce oval stars.