M101 6 Hours Total

[Colorado CJ]

This didn't turn out as good as I was expecting, considering the time involved. The moon definitely didn't help. This is my first Ha, LRGB image.

Ha : 60 minutes
L: 60 minutes
R: 90 minutes
G: 90 minutes
B: 60 minutes

Stellarvue SV80 Access
EQ6R-Pro
ZWO ASI183MM Pro (imaging camera)
ZWO ASI120MC (guider)

I think a larger scope is in my future

 

[Ben Egbert]

Classic spiral, looks pretty darn good to me.

 

[JimFox]

This is so awesome! Love the detail and can’t imagine what you would be able to do with a larger scope.

 

[Bob Denton]

I like the way this swirls.

 

[Leslie Hunter]

Fantastic!

 

[Mike Lewis]

Andrew,

this looks very good - great detail and in spite of the smaller scope, a nice size, as it shows the interacting galaxy also in the frame I think. Very nice on the active Ha regions - I would say perhaps the overall white balance seems a little bit over towards the magenta side of things, at least on this monitor I am viewing on right now (NOT my calibrated monitor at home though...)

I am sure the moon did not help either, but getting a large amount of data has managed to overcome the moon effects pretty well it looks to me. Great image of a great object!

ML