Date:  August 6, 2007

Camera: Nikon D50 Modified

Telescope: Orion 100ED. f9 

Mount: SkyWatcher HEQ5

Exposures: ISO 800, 45 Light Frames exposed at 30 sec.          10 Dark Frames and 10 Flat Frames

Processing: ImagesPlus, Photo Shop CS2 and Noise Ninja 

                                       

                        Messier #51 The Whirlpool galaxy