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Messier 51 - The Whirlpool Galaxy, Polly (Apollyon)
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Messier 51 - The Whirlpool Galaxy

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Messier 51 - The Whirlpool Galaxy, Polly (Apollyon)
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Messier 51 - The Whirlpool Galaxy

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I've been sitting on this data for over a month now because I was just never sure how to process it properly.
It's my first image with Hydrogen Alpha-addition, which was a contributing factor to the uncertainty. I tried to keep it moderate, since the quality of my narrowband data wasn't the best.

Got help and feedback for the final touch-ups and now I'm really happy with the final result!
I honestly think it's the best image I've taken so far.

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Messier 51 - The Whirlpool Galaxy, Polly (Apollyon)