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M51, Whirlpool Galaxy
Posted: Nov 13th, 2025
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Telescope/Lens:
Sky-Watcher 200/1000 PDS
Camera:
SVBONY SV605CC
Mount:
Juwei 17-100
Guide Scope:
SVBONY SV106
Guide Camera:
TOUPTEK GPM 462
Software:
Siril, GraXpert, Starnet++, GIMP
Accessories:
SHARPSTAR 1X MPCC
Exposure:
180 x 90" ISO/Gain: 101
- SVBONY UV/IR CUT
Orange, Bortle 6
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Chekhov, Russia
Jul 4th, 2025
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M51, WHIRLPOOL GALAXY Telescope/Lens: Sky-Watcher 200/1000 PDS Camera: SVBONY SV605CC Mount: Juwei 17-100 Guide Scope: SVBONY SV106 Guide Camera: TOUPTEK GPM 462 Software: Siril, GraXpert, Starnet++, GIMP Accessories: SHARPSTAR 1X MPCC Chekhov, Russia Light Pollution: Orange, Bortle 6 zone Exposure: 180 x 90" ISO/Gain: 101 - SVBONY UV/IR CUT Original size: https://deepskyhosting.com/ZENDXB7 Author: Buzzard
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Thank you for sharing your photos - this is exactly what this project is all about! :-)
Taken over several short nights in early July, but I didn't like how the processing turned out for a long time.
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M51, Галактика Водоворот
9 Dec, 2025
4 h 30 m
Last time I overdid the contrast, so I made a softer version.
M51, Галактика Водоворот
21 Nov, 2025
4 h 30 m
A miracle did not happen - after a week, the previous processing seemed not the most successful :) I took into account the "criticism" about insufficient sharpn…
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M51, Галактика Водоворот
13 Nov, 2025
4 h 30 m
Taken over several short nights in early July, but I didn't like how the processing turned out for a long time.
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Nikolay Gorbunov
Beautiful! Excellent work! I even played with it a bit in Siril myself, sharpened the galaxy structures a little—I felt it needed a bit more.
14 Nov, 2025
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Buzzard
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Nikolai, thank you!
14 Nov, 2025
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