Wallpaper author:
Dennis Hanke
09 Jan 2026
M51 an interacting grand-design spiral galaxy
Processed with PixInsight and RC Astro tools
Dataset from which the image was processed
M51 - Whirlpool LRGB
15 credit
- Type of target............................................................................................................................Galaxy
- Camera............................................................................................................................PLAYER ONE MONO 571
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 202.4696 Dec 47.1953
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Northern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Italy
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................31 Mar 2025 - 29 Apr 2025
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luminance | 628 | 16h35m | 95 |
| Red | 189 | 5h | 95 |
| Green | 189 | 5h | 95 |
| Blue | 191 | 5h | 94 |