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The Whirlpool Galaxy '05 |
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DESCRIPTION The famous Whirlpool galaxy M51 was one of Charles Messier's original discoveries: He discovered it on October 13, 1773, when observing a comet, and described it as a "very faint nebula, without stars" which is difficult to see. Constellation: Canes Venatici - Distance: 37,000,000 Light Years RA: 13h 30m 01s - DEC: +47d 10m 59s - Magnitude: 9.16 - Apparent Size: 11.1' x 6.9' |
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| Date Taken: 6-01-05 Telescope: Celestron C9.25 Camera: SBIG ST10XME Mount: Astro-Physics AP900GTO Filters: Astrodon CRGB Guider: Self Guided |
L 30 X 600 sec @ 1x1 R 10 X 300 sec @ 2x2 G 10 X 300 sec @ 2x2 B 10 X 300 sec @ 2x2 Image Aquired with CCDAutoPilot |
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