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

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M51 - Whirlpool Galaxy, astrojay.jp
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M51 - Whirlpool Galaxy

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My First DSO image with the C8HD and first with N.I.N.A.
I have some experience with refractors and also doing planetary with the C8HD so it was not completely new. 
This is a strange blend of L-Pro and Antlia Quadband because I was testing which was better at bringing out the filaments around M51. I also used shorter exposures because I was a little anxious about guiding with the MC DUO at this focal length on a DSO. The L-Pro had better filaments but the galaxy itself was better with the Quadband. The two results were blended in PixInsight.

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M51 - Whirlpool Galaxy, astrojay.jp