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 Full Field, Rowland Archer
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M51 Full Field

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M51 Full Field

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Second image with pretty much all new setup. Half moon up but couldn't wait! L: 90x30sec, RGB 30x30sec, H 45x60sec. Galaxies not the best target for this rig but still nice to see what's possible with a couple hours of data from a yellow/orange zone border and a moon casting shadows.

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  • M51 Full Field, Rowland Archer
    Original
  • M51 Full Field, Rowland Archer
    B
  • Final
    M51 Full Field, Rowland Archer
    C

B

Description: Same image zoomed in on M51. 25% Ha added to R channel.

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C

Description: Increased color saturation a bit.

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M51 Full Field, Rowland Archer