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m51 region in mono, zac

m51 region in mono

m51 region in mono, zac

m51 region in mono

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one of the first images taken with my qhy163m from a bortle 2 site in Arizona. what fascinates me about this image is not m51, but the thousands of faint background galaxies. no filters used and no processing was applied other than a simple stretch.

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m51 region in mono, zac