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Messier 51 (also knows as Whirlpool Galaxy) is an interacting spiral galaxy. It lies in the constellation Canes Venatici with a distance of 23 million light years fromn earth. It has a magnitude of 9.26 (B) and an apparent size of 13.71 x 11.67 arcmins.
Description Sources: Wikipedia, theskylive.com, in-the-sky.org
Equipment & Integration
Imaging telescope: TS Photon 8" F5 Newtonian reflector
Imaging camera: ZWO ASI 533MC-P
Mount: Skywatcher HEQ-5 Pro Go-To
Guiding telescope: TS 80/600 F7.5 Achromat
Guiding camera: ZWO ASI 120MC-S
Coma corrector: TS GPU Superflat
Extras: ZWO EAF 5V Motor Focuser
Software: Adobe Photoshop 2020, DeepSkyStacker, PHD Guiding, PixInsight
Frames: 120s x 280 GAIN 100 @ 0 degrees
Integration: 9 hours 20 minutes
Date captured: 25/07/2021
Location: Athens, Greece
Bortle Scale (?): 8