Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  IC 4263  ·  IC 4277  ·  IC 4278  ·  M 51  ·  NGC 5194  ·  NGC 5195  ·  Whirlpool Galaxy
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Whirpool galaxy, David Koslicki
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Whirpool galaxy

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Whirpool galaxy

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This is my second attempt at the whirlpool galaxy; the first one was with an APS-C DSLR on the back of my RedCat 51, which meant cropping over 90% of the image away in order to see anything besides a little smudge. After upgrading to the 714mm SVX-102T, I'm much happier with the results!

I like this framing since you can clearly see IC 4263 in the upper right.

I need to split up my ZWO RGB filters in Astrobin, since I can't properly update the acquisition details when referring to it as a single "thing", so here's the info:

R = 34 subs x 300s
G = 32 subs x 300s
B = 41 subs x 300s
Ha = 25 subs x 300s

I'll probably try re-processing it after I learn more about PixInsight, since I don't like how blown out the core is.

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Whirpool galaxy, David Koslicki