From: "milton_aupperle" <milton@outcastsoft.com>
Date: June 1, 2012 1:35:58 PM MDT
To: Astro_IIDC@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Soft M51
Hi Folks;
Just in case your interested, here is M51 LRGB using the Luma frames I shot on May 30th.
http://www.outcastsoft.com/ProtoType/M51_20120530_MJA.jpg
You can see that the field rotation makes the stars elongated (by 50%) and marginally higher turbulence make it a lot softer.
TTYL..
PS: Forecast here is for Rain starting on June 5th (and 6th and 7th too), so it's unlikely I will capture the 1st and 2nd contact of the Venus Transit.
Milton Aupperle