New Image: M51 "Whirlpool Galaxy"

[BigKahuna]

This is M51, "The Whirlpool Galaxy". It is the best version of this galaxy that I have done to this point. M51 is an interacting grand-design spiral galaxy. It lies in the constellation Canes Venatici, and was the first galaxy to be classified as a spiral galaxy.

I probably could have gotten more out of this image but I am still learning the processing software (and I didn't want to mess it up ). This is only 2.5 hours of 3 minute exposures. This was done with the Explore Scientific ED102 Telescope and ZWO 533MC Pro Camera. The images were stacked using DSS and Processed in Pixinsight.

[messier 111]

very pretty details,
for 2.5 hours I find it very good.
we can discern the structure very well. thx.

[BigKahuna]

very pretty details,
for 2.5 hours I find it very good.
we can discern the structure very well. thx.

Thanks for the reply, I wanted to get a little more of the dark lanes in the galaxy but I reached a point where I felt I would only mess it up.

[StarHugger]

Nice imaging, fun target...

Galactic canibalism.