Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  IC 4278  ·  M 51  ·  NGC 5194  ·  NGC 5195  ·  Whirlpool galaxy
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Whirlpool Galaxy (M51), Gabriel Cardona
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Whirlpool Galaxy (M51)

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Whirlpool Galaxy (M51)

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The Whirlpool Galaxy, otherwise known as M51a or NGC 5194, is a spiral galaxy approximately 24 million light-years from Earth. Its neighbor, M51b or NGC 5195, is interacting gravitationally with M51a, and together form one of the most famous interacting pair of galaxies.

M51's main disk is approximately 43,000 light-years in diameter, making it 35% of the size of our own milky way.

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  • Whirlpool Galaxy (M51), Gabriel Cardona
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B

Description: Different processing steps. Less noise, more detail enhancement.

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C

Description: Bettter HDR processing, more natural color.

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D

Description: Re-processed from scratch. Better calibration, sharpening, color correction.

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E

Description: Different sharpening process, more colors

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Description: Reduced star size.

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G

Description: Re-processed from scratch, again. Better color, not as over-cooked.

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H

Description: Reduced star sizes.

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I

Description: Combined version H with a version with no processing except histogram stretch and curves adjustment. Gives a more natural, less processed look.

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Whirlpool Galaxy (M51), Gabriel Cardona

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