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M51 Whirlpool Galaxy
M51 Whirlpool Galaxy
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Challenge: Extended Free Study 2022-06 (Extended Editing)
Collection: Portfolio
Camera: Nikon D850
Location: Lone Pine California
Date: Jun 26, 2022
Aperture: 4.9
ISO: 1000
Shutter: 1860
Date Uploaded: Jul 7, 2022

 M51, the Whirlpool Galaxy is 31 million light-years away in the constellation Canes Venatici. Captured with Williams Optics RedCat51 telescope and Nikon D850.

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Place: 25 out of 35
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Fujifilm X-T5
Fujifilm XF 27mm f/2.8 R WR
 07/27/2022 01:53:53 AM
Originally posted by kasaba:
Oh my goodness - how amazing. I thought one needed seriously huge telescopes for this - or maybe you have one :-)


In my case, the RedCat 51 is a 250mm f/4.5 wide field (wide angle) telescope coupled to my Nikon D850. About the cost of a medium to wide angle zoom Fx lens.
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Canon EOS-80D
Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS
 07/21/2022 02:14:44 PM
Oh my goodness - how amazing. I thought one needed seriously huge telescopes for this - or maybe you have one :-)
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