Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  IC 4263  ·  IC 4278  ·  M 51  ·  NGC 5194  ·  NGC 5195  ·  Whirlpool Galaxy
M51 - The Whirlpool Galaxy, Alex Roman
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M51 - The Whirlpool Galaxy

M51 - The Whirlpool Galaxy, Alex Roman
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M51 - The Whirlpool Galaxy

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M51 has been a target I have wanted to capture well for a very long time. It was one of the first targets I ever tried to image with the very same telescope that captured this image. Now, after many years, many tweaks to the telescope, a different mount, and different camera, I give you all a version of M51 I am happy with. I live in very light polluted skies (Bortle 6/7), and even though M51 is a relatively bright target, to see small hints of IFN during processing is amazing! (not enough to be useful or visible in this image unfortunately). I'm looking forward to adding more Luminance and perhaps some Ha data when the skies are clear again! Hopefully I'll reveal some IFN.

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M51 - The Whirlpool Galaxy, Alex Roman