Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  IC 4263  ·  M 51  ·  NGC 5194  ·  NGC 5195  ·  NGC 5198  ·  Whirlpool Galaxy
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M51 Whirlpool Galaxy, HoustonAstro
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M51 Whirlpool Galaxy

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M51 Whirlpool Galaxy

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M51 Whirlpool Galaxy

Imaged across two nights. Image consists of 158 light frames from a combination of HaO3, Luminance, Red, Green and Blue. Each frame was 3 minutes guided, for a total time of 7.9 hours. Added Flats, Darks and Bias in stacking. Stacked in DeepSkyStacker, processed in Adobe Photoshop and final adjustments in Adobe Lightroom.

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M51 Whirlpool Galaxy, HoustonAstro