Autore dello sfondo:
Dev Prana
27 May 2026
Whirlpool Galaxy (M51, 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 20 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
21 credit
- Tipo di obiettivo............................................................................................................................Galaxy
- Fotocamera............................................................................................................................FLI PL16803
- Coordinate dell'obiettivo............................................................................................................................RA 202.4696 Dec 47.1953
- Emisfero............................................................................................................................Northern
- Posizione del telescopio............................................................................................................................Spain
- Evento transitorio............................................................................................................................No
- Osservato il............................................................................................................................15 Feb 2020 - 31 Jan 2022
Filtro | Exp. media (s) | Esposizione totale | Sottoframe |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luminance | 189 | 6h40m | 127 |
| Green | 130 | 4h36m | 127 |
| Red | 135 | 4h44m | 126 |
| Blue | 130 | 4h34m | 126 |
| Halpha | 36 | 1h15m | 126 |