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M101 - The Pinwheel Galaxy, Ryan
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M101 - The Pinwheel Galaxy

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M101 - The Pinwheel Galaxy, Ryan
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M101 - The Pinwheel Galaxy

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M101 captured in bortle 4 skies with no filter. After getting into this hobby in late December of 2019 this is the cleanest, and highest quality data I've captured. It makes post processing a breeze. I left the image uncropped because of all of the smaller galaxies in the frame.

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  • M101 - The Pinwheel Galaxy, Ryan
    Original
  • M101 - The Pinwheel Galaxy, Ryan
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B

Description: Better post processing

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D

Description: Revisited with better post processing.

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M101 - The Pinwheel Galaxy, Ryan