M51 3 hours of luminance using the QHY9M CCD and 5.6 hours of RGB using Canon XSi combined to produce this LRGB image. Total exposure time = 8.6 hours. Luminance Location: DownUnder Observatory, Fremont MI Date of Shoot April 12th 2011 Camera: QHY9M monochrome CCD 12 x 15 min sub exposures Luminance Scope: TMB 130SS using WO/TMB 68mm Field Flattener. Autoguided using QHY5V autoguider. Paramount GT-1100S German Equatorial Mount (with MKS 4000) Image Acquired using Nebulosity II, stacked with Deep Sky stacker and processed with Photoshop CS3. RGB (Color) Location: DownUnder Observatory, Fremont MI Date of Shoot May 9th 2009 Camera: Canon 450D (XSi) modified 34 x 10 min sub exposures RGB Scope: TMB 130SS using AT2FF (field flattener) Autoguided using Orion Starshoot Autoguider. Celestron CGE German Equatorial Mount Image Acquired using Nebulosity II, stacked with Deep Sky stacker and processed with Photoshop CS3.