Autore dello sfondo:
Judith Prana
27 May 2026
M51, aka Whirlpool galaxy (LRGB)
The Whirlpool Galaxy (M51) is a classic "grand-design" spiral galaxy located approximately 23 to 31 million light-years away in the constellation Canes Venatici. Famous for its striking, face-on orientation, it is renowned for its well-defined spiral arms and its ongoing gravitational interaction with a smaller companion galaxy, NGC 5195. Over 13 hrs of good LRGB data from Telescope Live remote observatory in Almeria Spain. Pre and Post processed in Pixinsight w/ final touch-ups in Paintshop Pro Ultimate.
Dataset da cui è stata elaborata l'immagine
M51
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- Tipo di obiettivo............................................................................................................................Galaxy
- Fotocamera............................................................................................................................QHY 600M
- Coordinate dell'obiettivo............................................................................................................................RA 202.4696 Dec 47.1953
- Emisfero............................................................................................................................Northern
- Posizione del telescopio............................................................................................................................Spain
- Evento transitorio............................................................................................................................No
- Osservato il............................................................................................................................26 Mar 2023 - 17 Jul 2023
Filtro | Exp. media (s) | Esposizione totale | Sottoframe |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luminance | 88 | 1h56m | 79 |
| Red | 158 | 3h28m | 79 |
| Green | 150 | 3h18m | 79 |
| Blue | 122 | 2h40m | 79 |
| Halpha | 82 | 1h46m | 78 |