Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  IC 4277  ·  IC 4278  ·  M 51  ·  NGC 5194  ·  NGC 5195  ·  Whirlpool Galaxy
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Messier 51 The Whirpool Galaxy, Barry Wilson
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Messier 51 The Whirpool Galaxy

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Messier 51 The Whirpool Galaxy, Barry Wilson
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Messier 51 The Whirpool Galaxy

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Steve and I have been excited by the quality of the data rolling in over the last few weeks as we imaged M51. The challenge with this image has been knowing when to stop tweaking, especially when choosing the over all colour balance and how best to represent the hot blue stars. As is my style, I've tried for a natural feel, one that is not over sharpened or over 'PixInsight-ed HDRMultiscale-ed'. I have uploaded the full frame as well as a central crop.

Imaged between 23 Feb and 28 March.

Data acquisition: Steve Minle & Barry Wilson

Processing: Barry Wilson

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Messier 51 The Whirpool Galaxy, Barry Wilson

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Entre Encinas y Estrellas (e-EyE)