Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Virgo (Vir)  ·  Contains:  M 61  ·  NGC 4292  ·  NGC 4301  ·  NGC 4303
M61 Galaxy, Kevin Festini
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M61 Galaxy

M61 Galaxy, Kevin Festini
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M61 Galaxy

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Nice face on spiral galaxy. Result is OK, more background noise in the stretch than I would have liked but think it might just be a limitation of the SNR from the backyard LP. Wanted an aggressive enough stretch to brighten the details in the core and get the spiral arms.

Taken with the 585MC and the 60mm refractor. Drizzled result to get closer to 1"/pixel resolution.

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M61 Galaxy, Kevin Festini