Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  IC 4263  ·  IC 4278  ·  M 51  ·  NGC 5194  ·  NGC 5195  ·  Whirlpool Galaxy
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M51 - The Whirlpool Galaxy, Michael Shapiro
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M51 - The Whirlpool Galaxy

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This is a compilation of about 12 hours shot at F2 with the Celestron RASA 8. It contains about 8 hours shot with the Celestron Light Pollution filter and 4 hours shot with the STC Astro Duo Narrowband filter to add Ha data. The image was calibrated and stacked in Astropixel Processor and processed in Pixinsight and Photoshop.

Shot from Farmington Hills, MI. Bortle 8

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M51 - The Whirlpool Galaxy, Michael Shapiro