Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  IC 4277  ·  M 51  ·  NGC 5194  ·  NGC 5195  ·  Whirlpool Galaxy
M 51 RGB, Elliott Melan
M 51 RGB
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M 51 RGB

Revision title: Updated with Ha and luminance

M 51 RGB, Elliott Melan
M 51 RGB
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M 51 RGB

Revision title: Updated with Ha and luminance

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My latest image is RGB of this fascinating pair of interacting galaxies. NGC 5194 and NGC 5195 or M 51 a and M 51b in  the constellation Canes Venatici near the Ursa Major. It blows my mind to think this is 31 million light years away. I only did this in RGB because I did not like the image when I added in the Luminance and the Ha. Those made the image too busy. I do not like using the Saturation tool in Pixinsite. I like my images to look more natural. I however love the new easy denoise I added to pixinsite. Very smooth tool. I tried using the Dynamic tool but it was too much. I did boost the red Chanel slightly to accent the dust lanes. Anyway thanks for looking. Suggestions are welcome.

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