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In the 42 years of photography, I must have taken a photo/image if the whirlpool galaxy about 25 times with different films, telescopes, and ccd cameras. Everything I aimed the telescope and took the image. This is the first time I did not do that because ACP Scheduler knew when to take it. enjoy.
I've seen lots of M-51s and this is definitely one of the best!!!
Dean, this is another spectacular image!
Astronomy photography has come a long way in the last decade. And today it's possible as you implied to take pictures that couldn't be taken by the largest telescopes 40 years ago. This image of M51 is outstanding. It reminds me of similar ones taken by R Jay GaBany for his explorations of the outermost reaches of interacting galaxies. (Example: http://www.cosmotography.com/images/...y-ngc4651.html)
Did you capture this image from a Kitt Peak telescope or from your Deep Sky Remote Observatory?
Yeah, you called it Dick. It's so great!!
Hi Dick, both LOL It was taken at my deep sky remote observatory while I was with a grad student from Belgium at Kitt Peak imaging a galaxy for her final paper to graduate. Good thing scheduler hand it all in good hands
many thanks