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M51 "Whirlpool Galaxy"

 

2004

 

Meade 14" LX200 UHTC

SBIG ST-9E @ f/6.3

 

Image taken with the LRGB technique

 

Luminance = 15 minutes bin1x1

Red = 10 minutes bin 2x2

Green = 10 minutes bin 2x2

Blue = 15 minutes bin 2x2

 

 

Photo By Jeremy Bumgardner & Stas Edel

 

 

 

 

 

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