M51 from the backyard

by Jeff Crilly

Conicidence... I was also doing an M51 last night... (though with more modest equipment, hence its not quite as pretty...)

http://www.pbase.com/jeffcrilly/image/58876115/original

Kinda weak - only 21 minutes exposure time, poor polar alignment, no flats, and the FSQ (even at f8 w/ the extender-q) is not ideal for these objects.

Posted on sf-bay-tac Apr 19, 2006 11:33:12 PT
Converted by report.pm 1.4 Apr 19, 2006 18:56:00 PT

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