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Image of the day 05/31/2016

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M51 Widefield and Crop  - DSW + Old data from previous M51 close up shot + LT, Paddy Gilliland
M51 Widefield and Crop  - DSW + Old data from previous M51 close up shot + LT
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M51 Widefield and Crop - DSW + Old data from previous M51 close up shot + LT

Image of the day 05/31/2016

Getting plate-solving status, please wait...
M51 Widefield and Crop  - DSW + Old data from previous M51 close up shot + LT, Paddy Gilliland
M51 Widefield and Crop  - DSW + Old data from previous M51 close up shot + LT
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M51 Widefield and Crop - DSW + Old data from previous M51 close up shot + LT

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Here we have my widefield take on M51 - Needs to be viewed full size or cropped to see all the detail

I reused some public data from cicciobocc used on a previous image and some data available from the LIverpool telescope to enhance the detail in M51 in this widefield DSW data. Hope you like, took quite some time to put all together and get the detail.

Gear = As above plus cicciobocc and liverpool telescope data

Rev A - Full Widefeild

Rev B - A Crop to show more M51 detail

Rev C - A tight crop that shows the detail - think it just about holds out at this zoom

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  • Final
    M51 Widefield and Crop  - DSW + Old data from previous M51 close up shot + LT, Paddy Gilliland
    Original
    M51 Widefield and Crop  - DSW + Old data from previous M51 close up shot + LT, Paddy Gilliland
    B
    M51 Widefield and Crop  - DSW + Old data from previous M51 close up shot + LT, Paddy Gilliland
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M51 Widefield and Crop  - DSW + Old data from previous M51 close up shot + LT, Paddy Gilliland