M51 Whirlpool-Galaxie

Schwäbisch Hall, 10.04.2016

Instrument: Takahashi TSA 120
Mount: Skywatcher AZ-EQ5GT
Camera: Moravian G2-8300 + external Filterwheel @ -35°C
Software: APT 3.0, PHD 2.5.0, DeepSkyStacker 3.3.2, Fitswork 4.4.7, Gimp 2.9
Location: Schwäbisch Hall, Germany


Exposure
UV-IR 120 min. (20 x 6 min bin 1x1)
Red 40 min. (20 x 2 min. bin 2x2)
Green 40 min. (20 x 2 min. bin 2x2)
Blue 40 min. (20 x 2 min. bin 2x2)


Composition
RGB composition with Fitswork, stretching, luminescence sharpening and color gaussian blur with Gimp.

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