M51 - The Whirlpool Galaxy  
M51 - Whirlpool Galaxy

M51 - Whirlpool Galaxy(Jeff Lunglhofer)

Acquisition Date : 5/14/2005
Camera : Canon Digital Rebel - 300D (Unmodified)
Camera Settings : 8 Minutes @ ISO 800
13 Minutes @ ISO 1600
Telescope : Celestron C10-N
Mount : Losmandy Titan - Unguided
Adapter / Prime / Afocal / Other : Televue Paracorr
Processing Package / Processing Applied : Photoshop CS - Stacked, Color Corrected, Curves & Levels Adjusted
Web Site : http://www.lunglhofer.com
http://www.nightskyphotography.com
NOTES : PGC 4727 was selectively enhanced to avoid blowing out the rest of the image. The streak is a satellite that flew through one of my frames. . .I actually thought is made the layout more interesting, so I didn't edit it out of the final shot.

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