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M51-Whirlpool Galaxy

Photo / October 18, 2026
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Vishal Gaurav

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Location
Pune

M51a-The Whirlpool galaxy. ~31 million light years away from earth. This is 15 hours and 33 minutes of exposure with Optolong LPro filter with GSO 8″ RC @1620 mm F8, paired with ToupTek ATR294C Camera on Pegasys NYX101 mounted on iOptron LiteRock Tripod.

Equipment:
Pegasus NYX101 mount on iOptron LiteRock tripod (Custom Adapter made by Vorion Scientific)
ToupTek ATR294C cooled at -3°C
GSO 8″ RC @1620 mm F8
Pegasus Advanced powerbox gen2
ZWO 1.25×5 MiniFilter wheel
Optolong L-Pro
50 mm aperture, 162 mm FL guidescope @F3.2 and ZWO ASI 120mm mini guide camera
B-link Mini S PC
TP-Link Wifi router for remote manageme

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