Shooting all night in remote woods at -15C is brutal. The biggest challenge is frozen fingers and feet. The only refuge was my car, where I took shelter during small breaks. Yet I managed to complete this imaging session and have a beautiful image to share.

M51 - Whirlpool Galaxy
M51 – Whirlpool Galaxy

The Whirlpool Galaxy is one of my favorites, because of the beautiful interaction it has with its companion galaxy NGC5994. Below is the shot of my gear, while imaging in a lone, dark and cold park parking lot.

Frost on cap and -15C imaging session
GEAR USED

Celestron 6″ Newtonian
AVX Mount
H-alpha modified D5300
ST80/QHY5L-II-M

IMAGE ACQUISITION DETAILS

21 subs x 180s seconds (dithered)
31 Bias
Flats – too cold to do them
PHD guiding, BackyardNikon
Sharpcap polar alignment
DSS, Pixinsight

TAKEN AT
Long Sault Conservation Area Map
Imaging session @ Long Sault Conservation Area

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