M51 The Whirlpool Galaxy

AT8RC, QHY8, Losmandy G11 guided with Orion SSAG/Orion EON

RGB=6.5 hours total exposure (8 & 10min subs) + Ha=2.5 hours (20min subs)

Lights, Flats and Bias calibrated and stacked in DeepSkyStacker

Photoshop: Levels/curves adjustments, smartsharpen filter, reduce noise filter, high pass filter, shadows/highlights filter, GradientXTerminator, increase color saturation

Carboni Actions: Increase Star Color

A Previous Effort