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M51 The Whirlpool Galaxy
This is my latest astro image and the first I have taken since I moved house. This image of the Whirlpool Galaxy was taken using a QHY8L and Altair Wave 115ED refractor with 0.79x reducer/flattener. It consists of 9 x 600s exposures, stacked in Nebulosity 4 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. If you look hard enough, you may also see a few more fainter galaxies hiding amongst the stars.
M51 The Whirlpool Galaxy
This is my latest astro image and the first I have taken since I moved house. This image of the Whirlpool Galaxy was taken using a QHY8L and Altair Wave 115ED refractor with 0.79x reducer/flattener. It consists of 9 x 600s exposures, stacked in Nebulosity 4 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. If you look hard enough, you may also see a few more fainter galaxies hiding amongst the stars.