Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  M 51  ·  NGC 5194  ·  NGC 5195  ·  Whirlpool Galaxy
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M51 - The Whirlpool Galaxy, John silver
M51 - The Whirlpool Galaxy
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M51 - The Whirlpool Galaxy

Acquisition type: Electronically-Assisted Astronomy (EAA, e.g. based on a live video feed)
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M51 - The Whirlpool Galaxy, John silver
M51 - The Whirlpool Galaxy
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M51 - The Whirlpool Galaxy

Acquisition type: Electronically-Assisted Astronomy (EAA, e.g. based on a live video feed)

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I added another 3 hrs of data to my original image of 3hrs, to give a total imaging time of 6hrs. I think the extra 3hrs makes a big difference to the detail

I used 1x1 binning on the ASI 294MC Pro which, is technically over sampling. Using 3x3 binning would set the pixel scale to between 0.67 and 2.

I loaded the completed Pixinsight jpeg file into Photoshop to add star spikes, suing StarSpikes Pro V4.

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M51 - The Whirlpool Galaxy, John silver