Updated Messier 51 with double exposure time!

astrodad1 said:

Beautiful work Micheal, keep them coming.

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Michael S. said:

Good Evening!

I took my chance again last night, although still having dew/high fog and therefore not the best conditions but as they don't seem to change this winter, I collected another 3.5hrs of the Whirlpool Galaxy for a total now of 7.5hrs in 37subs.

I processed all the data new, worked the whole afternoon on it and here we go...
Total view, new version:

And here the crop of the central region:

For the very first time I did use "Deconvolution" for sharpening - a horror in PI - so much to do, so much to try, guess...overwhelming.

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RustierOne said:

Yes, overwhelming but also very effective. You have surely shown the value of gathering lots of light. Your images keep getting better and better. Along with the two prominent galaxies, I also enjoy the three faint ones above. They are 15th magnitude and fainter.

We all need clear skies and other circumstances to get out collecting many photons. My 8-inch Newton and PixInsight are goals for this Spring.

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TonyCo said:

Michael, you inspire me to work harder at my new interest, AP.

Tony

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