Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  IC 4278  ·  M 51  ·  NGC 5194  ·  NGC 5195  ·  Whirlpool Galaxy
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M51 Whirlpool Galaxy, Christian Vulpescu
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M51 Whirlpool Galaxy

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M51 Whirlpool Galaxy, Christian Vulpescu
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M51 Whirlpool Galaxy

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After a long time of clouds I had the chance to take a sneak peek on the night sky and decided to shoot one of the most frequent shot but also most interesting Galaxies, the Whirlpool Galaxy.

Lum 50 x 180 s

Red 30 x 180 s

Green 30 x 180 s

Blue 19 x 180 s

total: 6,5 h at unity gain

Bortle 5

CS

Christian

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M51 Whirlpool Galaxy, Christian Vulpescu