Wide Field M51

100 minutes of exposure through a 70mm refractor (Pronto), using a Canon D60 digital camera at ISO400.

Andy

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Well, "close-in" is a relative term when shooting through a 70mm scope :-)

Notice the very faint magnitude 15.2 galaxy IC 4263 near the bottom of the photo, just right of center. Shows up as a small horizontal fuzzy line.

Andy

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Great shot Andrew, I prefer to see many DSO's in a wide field setting, gives them a 3D feel in some way as Lance says.

Thanks for letting us see the image.

Eddie.

Great images Andrew,

Thanks for sharing, and keep it up!


Ivan

Excellent wide field image Andy! I love these.

Best,

Jose Suro
Tierra Verde, Florida