Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  IC 4277  ·  IC 4278  ·  M 51  ·  NGC 5194  ·  NGC 5195  ·  Whirlpool Galaxy
The Whirlpool Galaxy - Messier 51, Connor Matherne
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The Whirlpool Galaxy - Messier 51

The Whirlpool Galaxy - Messier 51, Connor Matherne
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The Whirlpool Galaxy - Messier 51

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I have spent an excruciating amount of time on this image, really trying to get it just right. I finally feel as though it is now "good enough" and at the point where I won't make any significant improvements for the time being. Maybe in a year or so when I am better at editing, I will be able to look back at this and improve upon it, but for now I am very happy with this. Probably my favorite image ever pulled of the 14.5" RCOS, but I will be happy to get back to working on the TOA-150 images

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The Whirlpool Galaxy - Messier 51, Connor Matherne