M51 reprocessed by Ken Florentino:
M51, M81, M82, M65, M66 and Flame Nebula
February 7 & 14, 2002
Air-cooled Olympus C2000Z Digital Camera - 20" GOTO Starmaster Telescope
by Gary Honis
Ambient temperature was 21 degrees Fahrenheit which allowed low noise imaging with the air-cooled Olympus C2000Z digital camera. All images were taken using 32 second exposures and a 31mm Nagler eyepiece coupled to the digital camera with a televue digital camera adapter. UPDATE: I have added images re-processed by Ken Florentino using ImagesPlus software.
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M51M51 reprocessed by Ken Florentino:
M81:
M81 reprocessed by Ken Florentino:
M82:
M82 reprocessed by Ken Florentino:
M65:
M65 reprocessed by Ken Florentino:
M66:
Flame Nebula:
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Jupiter and Great Red Spot on 2/14/02:
