Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  IC 4263  ·  IC 4277  ·  IC 4278  ·  M 51  ·  NGC 5194  ·  NGC 5195  ·  Whirlpool Galaxy
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M51 aka Whirlpool Galaxy, David Swager
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M51 aka Whirlpool Galaxy, David Swager
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This is my first earnest attempt of significant data capture and integration. I'd estimate ~20 hours of integration time.

My post knowledge is currently limited, so post only includes PixInsight's DBE, Photometric Calibration, and a stretch via HistogramTransformation. As I develop my skills I may revisit this, but it took me a long time to get to this point and have other data I'd like to get to before I start further developing my post skills.

Open to input on the types of things I could try next or any other comments. Thanks for looking!

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M51 aka Whirlpool Galaxy, David Swager