Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  IC 4263  ·  M 51  ·  NGC 5194  ·  NGC 5195  ·  Whirlpool Galaxy
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Whirlpool Galaxy (M51), Simonas Pauliukevičius
Whirlpool Galaxy (M51)
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Whirlpool Galaxy (M51)

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Whirlpool Galaxy (M51), Simonas Pauliukevičius
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Whirlpool Galaxy (M51)

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Description

Felt like trying to image this target again with a bigger scope, so in a better resolution. Still not fully satisfied with the result - will try to stack frames with best FWHM only and then use it for the brighter parts of the galaxy.

HA - 90x420s
L - 1800x20s
R - 290x40s
G - 290x40s
B - 290x40s

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  • Whirlpool Galaxy (M51), Simonas Pauliukevičius
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    Whirlpool Galaxy (M51), Simonas Pauliukevičius
    B

B

Description: Stacked top 25% frames with best FWHM (~3") and used that for the most parts of the galaxy instead of previous 90%. This noticeably improved the resolution. Also removed unsharp mask and too excessive saturation bump that were there before.

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Whirlpool Galaxy (M51), Simonas Pauliukevičius