Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  IC 4263  ·  M 51  ·  NGC 5169  ·  NGC 5173  ·  NGC 5194  ·  NGC 5195  ·  NGC 5198  ·  Whirlpool Galaxy
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M51

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M51

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M51 has always been a personal favorite of mine as a class spiral galaxy. My second attempt at RGB with a synthetic luminance. 

R: 70 x 180"
G: 70 x 180"
B: 70 x 180"

10.5 hours total integration.

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