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The Whirlpool Galaxy in HaLRGB - 38 hours of integration, Travis L
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The Whirlpool Galaxy in HaLRGB - 38 hours of integration

The Whirlpool Galaxy in HaLRGB - 38 hours of integration, Travis L
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The Whirlpool Galaxy in HaLRGB - 38 hours of integration

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Shot from my backyard in B6, this incorporates 38 hours and 9 minutes of integrated exposures. Shot from February - April 2022. I had to crop the image like crazy because I took some really bad flats and it was the quickest and most painless fix.

L - 168 x 3 minutes = 8 hours, 24 minutes

R - 175 x 3 minutes = 8 hours, 45 minutes

G - 176 x 3 minutes = 8 hours, 48 minutes

B - 129 x 3 minutes = 6 hours, 27 minutes

Ha - 69 x 5 minutes = 5 hours, 45 minutes

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The Whirlpool Galaxy in HaLRGB - 38 hours of integration, Travis L