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M51 Whirlpool Galaxy, A G
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M51 Whirlpool Galaxy

Revision title: reprocessed v2

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M51 Whirlpool Galaxy, A G
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M51 Whirlpool Galaxy

Revision title: reprocessed v2

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This is my first run of LRGB DSO imaging from a dark site in Joshua Tree, Cottonwood campground.  Limited integration time in favor of multiple targets acquisition.
Sacrificed some color to less noise for better details. About 50% of exposures were unguided due to user error

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  • M51 Whirlpool Galaxy, A G
    Original
  • Final
    M51 Whirlpool Galaxy, A G
    B

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Title: reprocessed v2

Description: added color correction with SPCC, noise reduction with NoiseX and some star shrink/deconvolution with BlurX

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M51 Whirlpool Galaxy, A G