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

Image of the day 05/24/2015

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Whirlpool Galaxy (M 51/NGC 5194 and NGC 5195), HaLRGB, Eric Coles (coles44)
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Whirlpool Galaxy (M 51/NGC 5194 and NGC 5195), HaLRGB

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This M51 image was the accumulated data from 76 hours of subs. There is no substitute for lots of data from a dark site. A special thanks to David Ault for his PixInsight processing expertise that made this image possible.

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    Whirlpool Galaxy (M 51/NGC 5194 and NGC 5195), HaLRGB, Eric Coles (coles44)
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    Whirlpool Galaxy (M 51/NGC 5194 and NGC 5195), HaLRGB, Eric Coles (coles44)
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Whirlpool Galaxy (M 51/NGC 5194 and NGC 5195), HaLRGB, Eric Coles (coles44)