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Target: M51

Scope: C8 (1988)

Mount: AVX

Focal Reducer / Corrector: Starizona SCT Corrector IV

Focuser: Baader Steeltrack & Baader Steeldrive

Guiding: StarSense Autoguider v2

Camera: EXPLORE SCIENTIFIC 4K Planetary & Deep Sky Astro Camera & Guider 8,3 MP

Exposure: 23.8 hours (714x 120s) in May 2026

Target distance: \~31 million light years

Location: Zurich, Bortle 5

Edit (PixInsight): WBPP for stacking. Crop, GraXpert, Background Neutralization, BlurXTerminator (Correct Only), Image Solver, SPCC, BlurXTerminator, NoiseXTerminator, StarXTerminator. Target -> HistogramTransformation, CurvesTransformation. Stars -> Star Stretch. PixelMath.
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M51 Target: M51 Scope: C8 (1988) Mount: AVX Focal Reducer…

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