Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  IC 4277  ·  IC 4278  ·  M 51  ·  NGC 5194  ·  NGC 5195  ·  Whirlpool Galaxy
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The Whirlpool Galaxy (M51), Dave Ek
The Whirlpool Galaxy (M51)
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The Whirlpool Galaxy (M51)

Revision title: Reprocessed

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The Whirlpool Galaxy (M51), Dave Ek
The Whirlpool Galaxy (M51)
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The Whirlpool Galaxy (M51)

Revision title: Reprocessed

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This was first light for my new (to me) C8. I shot this using the Starizona SCT Corrector IV for a net focal length of about 1450 mm. A little over two hours worth of 5-min exposures in LRGB. Processed using PixInsight. Shot under Bortle 4 skies at 8400 ft ASL in the mountains of Colorado.

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Title: Reprocessed

Description: Well, live and learn. My PixInsight skills are being continually refined. I think I got a lot more out of this attempt than my previous one.

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The Whirlpool Galaxy (M51), Dave Ek