Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Ursa Major (UMa)  ·  Contains:  M 101  ·  NGC 5455  ·  NGC 5457  ·  NGC 5461  ·  NGC 5471
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M101 Pinwheel Galaxy, WAskywatcher
M101 Pinwheel Galaxy
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M101 Pinwheel Galaxy

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M101 Pinwheel Galaxy, WAskywatcher
M101 Pinwheel Galaxy
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M101 Pinwheel Galaxy

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My first "Galaxy Season." Continued experiments with the FLT132/2600MC/Powermate2x combo. I'm surprised by how different each galaxy is and how a processing technique for one doesn't necessarily work for another. This was 48x300". I'm also trying to reduce use of Topaz De Noise and Unsharp Mask in PS to reduce the processing artifacts.

I've also been trying to get away from the split starless processing because of the artifacts left on the stars by StarNet.

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M101 Pinwheel Galaxy, WAskywatcher