Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  IC 4263  ·  IC 4278  ·  M 51  ·  NGC 5169  ·  NGC 5173  ·  NGC 5194  ·  NGC 5195  ·  NGC 5198  ·  Whirlpool Galaxy
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M51 LRGB, vsola
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M51 LRGB

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M51 LRGB

Revision title: M51_LRGB

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=12.0ptLast night I was not wanting to waste a clear night so, I revisited M51, the Whirlpool galaxy.  I only got about 3 hours and 45 minutes on it last night. 1 hour each of RGB and 45 minutes of Luminance data before the trees became a problem.

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  • M51 LRGB, vsola
    Original
  • M51 LRGB, vsola
    B
  • M51 LRGB, vsola
    C
  • Final
    M51 LRGB, vsola
    D

B

Title: M51 LRGB

Description: A second night of data, 180 second exposures this time.

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C

Title: M51_LRGB

Description: Additional data

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D

Title: M51_LRGB

Description: Calling this a wrap on M51.

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M51 LRGB, vsola