At the peak of this year’s galaxy season, I finally dared to try something new.
Three rather uneventful nights in April gave me my very first image of the Whirlpool Galaxy. It’s hard to believe that I’m capturing this beautiful object for the first time.
Full resolution on Astrobin:
Session Details:
| Telescope | Vixen VC200L VISAC |
| Focal Length | 1800mm |
| Erecting Lense | – |
| Camera | Canon EOS R(a) |
| Filter | Bayer Matrix RGGB |
| Mount | Skywatcher HEQ5 Pro, Belt and Hypertuned |
| Guiding Equipment | APM 240mm |
| Guiding Camera | QHY 462C |
| Photography Date | 04/04/2025, 04/06/2025, 07/04/2025 |
| Exposure-Time Lights | RGB 132x300s |
| Correction frames | FLATS, BIASES, DARKS |
| Sensitivity | ISO 1600 |
| Processing Date | 04/13/2025 |
| Software Stack | Stellarmate OS, PixInsight, Affinity Photo |
| Capture Place | Koblenz, Germany |