Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  IC 4277  ·  IC 4278  ·  M 51  ·  NGC 5194  ·  NGC 5195  ·  Whirlpool Galaxy
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M51 in Black & White, KuriousGeorge
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M51 in Black & White

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M51 in Black & White

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During March and April of 2019, I collected 62 900-second L subs for M51 and produced this with the best 32...

M51 in Color

After restoring this lost file yesterday, I thought it might be nice to present an "Ansel Adams" version to better highlight the detail in this amazing galaxy – just like Mr. Adams would for the fine details in Yosemite's Half Dome or El Capitan.

FWHM on the deconvolved Luminance is a very tight 1.37".

Hope you like M51 in Black & White.

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Description: Slightly softer deconvolution to minimize star rings.

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M51 in Black & White, KuriousGeorge