My Little M51 Made It Into Astronomy Magazine!

My M51 Whirlpool Galaxy Shot in Astronomie Magazine!

What an amazing surprise this morning when I picked up my monthly copy of Astronomie Magazine! My photo of M51 (the Whirlpool Galaxy) got published on page 90! I’m still pinching myself! This is definitely a massive boost for my astrophotography passion, especially with the observatory construction moving full steam ahead and expected to be finished before summer!

• Capture Date: 2007-06-20
• Credit: Cédric Thomas
• Location: “Le petit Borobia” Observatory
• Telescope: Celestron C80ED
• Mount: Celestron CG5
• Autoguiding: Meade DSI-C on Celestron 50mm guidescope + PhdGuiding
• Camera: Canon EOS 350d unmodified
• Exposure: 85mins (17x300s) @ ISO 800
• Processing: Combination (RegiStar), DDP, Darks, Offsets, Flats (ImagesPlus), Levels (Photoshop)