David_Pickles
Another attempt at M51
This is my latest attempt at capturing the popular M51 Whirlpool Galaxy and was taken using a QHY8L and Sky-Watcher Explorer 190MN, consisting 12 x 600s exposures, stacked in Nebulosity 3 and processed using Photoshop CS6. 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.
Another attempt at M51
This is my latest attempt at capturing the popular M51 Whirlpool Galaxy and was taken using a QHY8L and Sky-Watcher Explorer 190MN, consisting 12 x 600s exposures, stacked in Nebulosity 3 and processed using Photoshop CS6. 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.