astrophotography astro photo image Whirlpool Galaxy ( M51 NGC5194 ) - Starlight Xpress HX916 - Fornax 50 Mount / NVLT Newtonian Reflector (12.00inch / fl=1218mm )

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Whirlpool Galaxy ( M51 NGC5194 )

Size: 11' x 7' Magnitude: 8.10 RA: 13:29:53 DEC: 00:11:48 Best obeserved in April at midnight
Scope:	Fornax 50 Mount / NVLT Newtonian Reflector (12.00inch / fl=1218mm )
Imaging Method:	prime focus
Camera/CCD:	Starlight Xpress HX916
Location:	11deg 32min 42sec east 49deg 13min 54sec north, Germany
Condition:	Seeing: fair - Transparency: fair
Exposure:	90.00
Description:	mean of 42 frames , Homeyer Filter Wheel, MPCC, SkyGlow Filter, master-bias corrected only, acquired and registered with TeleAuto
Photographer:	Tom Licha, 04.05.2003 photo ranked: 8.06 with 107 votes (not realtime, last updated: 13.11.2009 12:50)
References to more Photos:	High Resolution Version of this Photo (will open new window) More of Whirlpool Galaxy ( M51 NGC5194 ) More of Starlight Xpress HX916 More of Fornax 50 Mount / NVLT Newtonian Reflector (12.00inch / fl=1218mm ) More of Tom Licha More of prime focus

If you want to judge the quality of that photo, please... (Be fair and take into account that faint and small objects are more difficult than bright and big ones!)
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