--- In TheNikonD40AstrophotogrphyGroup@yahoogroups.com, "Phil" <postlost@...>
wrote:

It is looking good Phil. M51 is well placed for imaging at the moment and I
hope to get some good attempts at it soon. While the weather was good I got my
observatory up and partly debugged. The weather has caved in a bit here
(Vancouver BC) but it is looking better over the next week so I hope to try
myself soon.

Bob Parry
>
> Between clouds tonight, I got out with my 8" LX200 and shot M51. Been dying to
attempt this galaxy. You really need a lot of long exposures for this galaxy. I
only got half of the amount I was targeting for due to clouds rolling in.
>
> Image link and details below
>
> M51 Whirlpool Galaxy
> 8" LX200 F6.3 on Milburn Wedge
> Nikon D40
> 20*2 minute exposures @ ISO1600
> 4*2 minute dark frames
> Stacked in Deep Sky Stacker
> Mild curve adjustment in GIMP
> Noise removal in Neat Image
>
>
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheNikonD40AstrophotogrphyGroup/photos/album/37779\
6061/pic/1357488973/view?picmode=large&mode=tn&order=ordinal&start=21&dir=asc
>
> Cheers,
> Phil
>