David_Pickles
M51 Whirlpool Galaxy
The Whirlpool Galaxy (also known as Messier 51 or NGC 5194) is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Canes Venatici and is interacting with its companion (NGC 5195). These galaxies are approximately 26 million light years away and are pulling each other apart with their gravitational pull. This image is my second attempt at capturing this object and was taken using a QHY8L and Sky-Watcher Explorer 190MN, consisting 30 x 45s exposures, 10 x 200s exposures and 6 x 600s H-alpha exposures (luminosity), stacked in Nebulosity 3 and processed using Photoshop CS6.
M51 Whirlpool Galaxy
The Whirlpool Galaxy (also known as Messier 51 or NGC 5194) is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Canes Venatici and is interacting with its companion (NGC 5195). These galaxies are approximately 26 million light years away and are pulling each other apart with their gravitational pull. This image is my second attempt at capturing this object and was taken using a QHY8L and Sky-Watcher Explorer 190MN, consisting 30 x 45s exposures, 10 x 200s exposures and 6 x 600s H-alpha exposures (luminosity), stacked in Nebulosity 3 and processed using Photoshop CS6.