Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  IC 4277  ·  IC 4278  ·  M 51  ·  NGC 5194  ·  NGC 5195  ·  Whirlpool Galaxy
M51 / NGC5194 - Caught in the Whirlpool, astro.pine
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M51 / NGC5194 - Caught in the Whirlpool

M51 / NGC5194 - Caught in the Whirlpool, astro.pine
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M51 / NGC5194 - Caught in the Whirlpool

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This image of M51 (Whirlpool Galaxy) was taken over three full nights. One night of Luminance, one night of OSC, and one night of H-alpha. I had a really special time camping out to capture this. The whole process was beautifully spacious and empty. The silence and clear open skies were epic. It was also really cool to wake up around 4am each morning to hear all the roosters in the area sounding off! This is my first time imaging at the native F/10 of my scope and I absolutely love it!

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Description: I wanted to reprocess this one because I learned some excellent processing techniques recently.
Overall I really like where this landed, let me know what you all think!

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M51 / NGC5194 - Caught in the Whirlpool, astro.pine