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The Whirlpool Galaxy (M51), Christoph Flixeder
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The Whirlpool Galaxy (M51)

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The Whirlpool Galaxy (M51), Christoph Flixeder
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The Whirlpool Galaxy (M51)

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I took this image of the Whirlpool Galaxy around the last full moon in April 2022.
Originally this was just a test what my dedicated astro-camera could get out of this galaxy in bad conditions with high clouds and full moon.

I stacked the best 7 out of 14 hours and I was just impressed how detailed the image came out, despite the bad conditions.

Enjoy the image, if you are interested in full resolution, just let me know! :-)

Clear Skies,
Chris

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The Whirlpool Galaxy (M51), Christoph Flixeder