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M-51 Whirpool Galaxy by ~MilchstrabeSTern:iconMilchstrabeSTern:

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Artist's Comments

###UPDATE###
07-09-06

Thank you everyone who has stopped by and :+fav: this image! :D

Hopefully I will get some more astro-photos for you guys down the road. Right now though my equipment is rather limiting (mount mainly).
Keep enjoying!


###UPDATE###
10-20-05

Wow 20 favs, I know it's not much but that's an accomplishment for me hehe.

Interesting Fact: (not to brag, I promise) This picture is ONE of the best pictures of M51 in existance according to Adam Block at Kitt Peak observatory near Tuscon, AZ.

Reccently, the Hubble Heritage program set its eyes on the enormous galaxy (in the sky at least) and took a collage of photos becoming the longest Heritage project.

See it here: [link]

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M51 Whirpool Galaxy

Yes i took this picture along with Adam Block at Kitt Peak Observatory near Tuscon Arizona

Photo info:

Equipment: AO guided ST10XME using an RCOS 20 inch f/8.4 Ritchey-Chretien [link]
Camera : High-end CCD
Exposure info:

Luminance = 160 minutes binned 1x1
Red = 30 minutes binned 2x2
Green = 30 minutes binned 2x2
Blue = 30 minutes binned 2x2

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~FaerieWings Jul 15, 2005, 9:54:03 PM
WOW!!! I'm so jealous! What an awesome shot!!!!

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because those who mind don't matter,
and those who matter don't mind.
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~Raevnn Jul 16, 2005, 6:57:57 AM
ooo! lucky you!!!! that would've been a sight.

gorgeous capture. :)
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~flick25 Jul 16, 2005, 7:36:40 AM
wow...thats amazing
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~KristenSpork Jul 16, 2005, 7:45:34 AM
PRETTY!!!!! :heart:

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~MilchstrabeSTern Jul 16, 2005, 10:27:18 AM
Yeah but of course through the naked eye in any telescope it doesn't quite look like that, you can see the shapes and it looks like a fuzzy object. These exposures were very long and extremely well tracked since the earth is constantly rotating.

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~errorlog Jul 16, 2005, 5:08:53 PM
Very nice work. Someday I'd like to be able to take awesome pictures like this. Keep up the great work. :)
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~Raevnn Jul 16, 2005, 7:27:20 PM
yeah. :)

still lovely job.
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~eugenef Jul 16, 2005, 7:48:55 PM
so did you shoot through a telescope? If so, i soooo want to do that later :) ey when you get a achance, check out my gallery, i would really appreciate it thanks :)

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