Wallpaper author:
    Jared Greer

    16 Jun 2025

    Whirlpool Galaxy and Companion Galaxy NGC 5195

    Interacting galaxy pair found in Canes Venatici. Imaged with HLRGB filters.

    software: astro pixel processor, pixinsight, rc-astro, and photoshop.

    Some notable techniques used: continuum subtraction (ha), narrowband colour mapper (ha), Image Blend x2 (once for ha and once for the luminance), HDRMT (luminance), range masking, LHE, unsharp mask, camera raw, stars rescreened in PS.

    Dataset from which the image was processed

    M51

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    Whirlpool Galaxy and Companion Galaxy NGC 5195