Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  IC 4263  ·  M 51  ·  NGC 5194  ·  NGC 5195  ·  Whirlpool Galaxy
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M51: The Whirlpool Galaxy, Astro with Eric
M51: The Whirlpool Galaxy
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M51: The Whirlpool Galaxy

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M51: The Whirlpool Galaxy, Astro with Eric
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M51: The Whirlpool Galaxy

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Description

This is a combination of 2 nights of data, the first night was doing just 180s exposures, I wasn't happy with the results so I added more data a week later going for 300s exposures. More time, much better results.

Revision C was with APP

Revision D was with Pixinsight

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Revisions

    M51: The Whirlpool Galaxy, Astro with Eric
    Original
    M51: The Whirlpool Galaxy, Astro with Eric
    C
    M51: The Whirlpool Galaxy, Astro with Eric
    D
  • Final
    M51: The Whirlpool Galaxy, Astro with Eric
    E

C

Description: Combination of original 180s and additional 300s data

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D

Description: Post-processing done 100% in Pixinsight

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E

Description: Removed the blue from the background

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M51: The Whirlpool Galaxy, Astro with Eric

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The OSC Club (One Shot Camera)