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

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M51 Whirlpool Galaxy

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M51 Whirlpool galaxy in LRGB

   Lum: 83 frames, bin 1x1, at 300s = 6hr 55min
    Red: 41 frames, bin 2x2, at 600s = 6hr 50 min
Green: 36 frames, bin 2x2, at 600s = 6 hr
   Blue: 37 frames, bin 2x2, at 600s = 6hr 10 min

I didn't capture any Ha data for this one unfortunately. 

I've been away from image processing for over a year. The new tools from Russ Croman are a game changer for me. I've used starXterminator before, but the addition of BlurXterminator and noiseXterminator is awesome. I also used GHS for the first time on this.

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M51 Whirlpool Galaxy, Kevin Covey