Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  IC 4263  ·  IC 4277  ·  M 51  ·  NGC 5194  ·  NGC 5195  ·  Whirlpool Galaxy
Whirlpool galaxy, rhodri
Whirlpool galaxy
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Whirlpool galaxy

Whirlpool galaxy, rhodri
Whirlpool galaxy
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Whirlpool galaxy

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Description

Not a high exposure time due to clouds, as shown in the lower signal to noise with the background as well as the satellites in the luminance frames

L: 8 x 120s   (16 mins) (had to get rid of a lot of frames due to cloud)
R: 10 x 120s (20 mins)
G: 11 x 120s ( 22 mins)
B: 4 x 120s (8 mins) lots of clouds

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Whirlpool galaxy, rhodri