Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  IC 4277  ·  M 51  ·  NGC 5194  ·  NGC 5195  ·  Whirlpool Galaxy
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M51 galaxy, palaback
M51 galaxy
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M51 galaxy

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M51 galaxy, palaback
M51 galaxy
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M51 galaxy

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My first attempt at the popular M51 galaxy, approximately 27 million light years away. Still learning how to process monochrome. I used a longer integration time than I have before to get more detail in the surrounding dust clouds. This is a fascinating galaxy in how it appears to be interacting with the nearby NGC 5195 companion galaxy.

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Title: Pixinsight with more luminance

Description: Reprocessed in Pixinisght and added 2 hours luminance data (original was processed in dss and photoshop

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M51 galaxy, palaback

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