Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  IC 4263  ·  IC 4277  ·  IC 4278  ·  M 51  ·  NGC 5169  ·  NGC 5173  ·  NGC 5194  ·  NGC 5195  ·  NGC 5198  ·  Whirlpool Galaxy
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Whirlpool of stars in LHaRGB, Robert Shepherd
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Whirlpool of stars in LHaRGB

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Whirlpool of stars in LHaRGB, Robert Shepherd
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Whirlpool of stars in LHaRGB

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The classical M51.
In fact, it is the first time for me to image this beautiful galaxy.
I am very luck, as I got to image this from dark skies in Spain. With a few hours of integration time, even faint details are visible. I chose the luminance subs carefully, in order to preserve as much structure and details in M51 as possible.This is one of my first projects with my remote setup at pixelskies in Spain.
It has been an absolute joy to have the support of Dave and Michelle (@pixelskies) on this adventure – they are so helpful and professional. Enjoy and CS!

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Whirlpool of stars in LHaRGB, Robert Shepherd

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