Whirlpool galaxy with added satellite trail

This was one of my first attempts at M51 it has insufficient subs to be any good.

Capture date: 

2011-04-04T00:00:00

Location: 

  • Southborough, Kent

Imaging Camera: 

  • Canon EOS 400D

Guiding camera: 

  • Starlight Express Lodestar

Guiding Software: 

  • PHDguiding

Capture Software: 

  • Nebulosity

Processing Software: 

  • Deep Sky Stacker
  • FITS Liberator
  • Photoshop CS4

Supporting software: 

  • EQASCOM

Filters: 

  • RGB

Light frames: 

6 x 600s

Mount: 

  • Skywatcher EQ6 pro

is an image of: 

Imaging telescope: 

  • William Optics FLT 110 with WO AFR-IV @F5.6

Guiding telescope: 

  • Bresser 70

Astronmical objects in image: 

  • Galaxy