Whirlpool Galaxy Discovered by Charles Messier in 1773…
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Whirlpool Galaxy
Discovered by Charles Messier in 1773, the Whirlpool Galaxy is an interacting grand-design spiral galaxy actively merging with its smaller companion galaxy NGC 5195. Located about 31 million lightyears away in the constellation Canes Venatici, the galaxy spans nearly 77,000 lightyears across.
We’re entering galaxy season here in the Northern Hemisphere, and I’m here for it! Photographing these wonders of the universe fuels my sense of cosmic perspective more than anything else. I’m in awe of the fact that we can capture incredibly detailed images of objects 10’s of millions of lightyears away from our back yards on this tiny mote of dust we call Earth.
Check out the full frame photo on Astrobin: https://app.astrobin.com/i/uqlu3n
Total integration time: 180 subs x 120s = 6h
Equipment:
* Telescope: Apertura 90mm Triplet Refractor
* Main camera: ZWO ASI2600MC Pro
* Mount: ZWO AM5N
* Accessories: ZWO EAF Pro
* Guidescope: Apertura 32mm
* Guide camera: ZWO ASI220MM Mini
Processing:
* Pleiades Astrophoto PixInsight
* RC Astro BlurXTerminator
* RC Astro NoiseXTerminator
* RC Astro StarXTerminator
* Adobe Photoshop 2026
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Discovered by Charles Messier in 1773, the Whirlpool Galaxy is an interacting grand-design spiral galaxy actively merging with its smaller companion galaxy NGC 5195. Located about 31 million lightyears away in the constellation Canes Venatici, the galaxy spans nearly 77,000 lightyears across.
We’re entering galaxy season here in the Northern Hemisphere, and I’m here for it! Photographing these wonders of the universe fuels my sense of cosmic perspective more than anything else. I’m in awe of the fact that we can capture incredibly detailed images of objects 10’s of millions of lightyears away from our back yards on this tiny mote of dust we call Earth.
Check out the full frame photo on Astrobin: https://app.astrobin.com/i/uqlu3n
Total integration time: 180 subs x 120s = 6h
Equipment:
* Telescope: Apertura 90mm Triplet Refractor
* Main camera: ZWO ASI2600MC Pro
* Mount: ZWO AM5N
* Accessories: ZWO EAF Pro
* Guidescope: Apertura 32mm
* Guide camera: ZWO ASI220MM Mini
Processing:
* Pleiades Astrophoto PixInsight
* RC Astro BlurXTerminator
* RC Astro NoiseXTerminator
* RC Astro StarXTerminator
* Adobe Photoshop 2026
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