M51 Whirlpool Galaxy

M51 Whirlpool Galaxy
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M51 Whirlpool Galaxy

Discovered by Charles Messier in 1773, M51 is located 31 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Canes Venatici (NASA). Wonderful target and a great subject to learn post processing LRGB Data on. This was frustrating, rewarding and lots of fun.
SPECIFICATIONS
Telescope ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Telescope
SPA-3 CMOS Officina Stellare 700 RC
Camera ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Camera
QHY 600M Pro
Location ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Location
Oria, Almería, Spain
Date of observation ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Date of observation
April 23-25 2023
Filters ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Filters
LRGB
Processing ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Processing
Pixinsight, Photoshop, NIK Plugin
Credits ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Credits
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