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M51 - Whirlpool Galaxy (LRGB), Meeps51
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M51 - Whirlpool Galaxy (LRGB)

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M51 - Whirlpool Galaxy (LRGB), Meeps51
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M51 - Whirlpool Galaxy (LRGB)

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2nd light with the "new to me" Espirit 120ED out at Deep Space Products REMOTE facility near Animas, NM.  Data was so-so as there wasn't great seeing and intermittent clouds.  Also, still working out the right exposure times and gain settings for such a dark location (compared to the Bortle 8 near San Francisco).

For post-processing, loosely followed the Lukomatico LRGB processing tutorial and had fun with the color and sat curves.  Lots more to learn!

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M51 - Whirlpool Galaxy (LRGB), Meeps51