Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  IC 4277  ·  M 51  ·  NGC 5194  ·  NGC 5195  ·  Whirlpool Galaxy
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M51a / NGC5194 (Whirlpool Galaxy) & NGC5195 in LRGB+Ha, Derek Spratt
M51a / NGC5194 (Whirlpool Galaxy) & NGC5195 in LRGB+Ha
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M51a / NGC5194 (Whirlpool Galaxy) & NGC5195 in LRGB+Ha

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M51a / NGC5194 (Whirlpool Galaxy) & NGC5195 in LRGB+Ha, Derek Spratt
M51a / NGC5194 (Whirlpool Galaxy) & NGC5195 in LRGB+Ha
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M51a / NGC5194 (Whirlpool Galaxy) & NGC5195 in LRGB+Ha

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Variable seeing conditions during the 2 nights of imaging - I am generally not a big fan of over processed renditions of M51 so tried not to over sharpen or contrast enhance this naturally beautiful grand spiral galaxy and took care when adding the Ha data to not over-emphaze it.

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M51a / NGC5194 (Whirlpool Galaxy) & NGC5195 in LRGB+Ha, Derek Spratt