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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: C11 / f6.3, Takahashi NJP-Temma2 Imaging Method: focal reducer Camera/CCD: SBIG ST-10XME Location: tatenoumi Nagano prefecture Japan Condition: Seeing: good - Transparency: good Exposure: L=10minX8, R=G=10minx1 B=10minX2 (all no bining) Description: SBIG CFW-8, suteraimage3, photoshop Photographer: Kouji Matsumoto, 16.04.2004 photo ranked: 4.61 with 33 votes (not realtime, last updated: 13.11.2009 12:50) References to more Photos: More of Whirlpool Galaxy ( M51 NGC5194 )   More of SBIG ST-10XME   More of C11 / f6.3, Takahashi NJP-Temma2   More of Kouji Matsumoto   More of focal reducer 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!) [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] © 1997 - 2010 astroscopic labs for design and web programming - photo or article is copyrighted by the photographer or author, respectively