Here’s a comparison of the 4 filters I’m currently using on the Whirlpool Galaxy (M51). Each shot is a single 5 minute exposure so I haven’t tried stacking them yet. Hope this one turns out!
#m51 #galaxy #monochrome #astrophotography #space
A large spiral galaxy that appears to be sucking in a smaller galaxy.
The Whirlpool Galaxy M51, about 31 million light years away.
#astrophotography #seestar #m51
Whirlpool Galaxy from my backyard using a $229 color camera. I captured 133 120-second subs of M51 last night with the ZWO ASI715MC camera and the Apertura CarbonStar 150 (600mm focal length). I stacked 115 good subs, no calibration frames, and the result is pretty good. #astrophotography #M51
Na de fotoclub gisteren zag ik sterretjes. Haha. Een beetje figuurlijk (want 20 leden in een zaaltje) maar ook letterlijk. Dus ja dan kruipt het bloed.. #fotografie
#astrofotografie
#M101 #windmolenstelsel #M51 #draaikolknevel #M108 #surfboard galaxy #M81 en #M82 #Bodestelsel en #Supigaarstelsel
M51 The Whirlpool Galaxy / NGC 5195 Galaxy - telescope processed image. M51: The Whirlpool Galaxy (NGC 5194) It was the first celestial object identified as having a spiral structure, a discovery made by Lord Rosse in 1845 using a massive telescope.
M51 The Whirlpool Galaxy / NGC 5195 Galaxy - unprocessed image. NGC 5195: The Companion This dwarf galaxy is passing behind the Whirlpool; its gravitational tug helps trigger the intense star formation seen in M51's spiral arms.
Here is the Odyssey Pro’s observation of #M51 #TheWhirlpoolGalaxy / #NGC5195 #Galaxy. #unistellar #odysseypro #space #astronomy #amateur
AI version of M51
AIversion of Jupiter
Original image of Jupiter
Original M51
Have been playing around with Gemini to see how/if it could improve on any of my images. For #M51 it did a good job, IMO, however, for the #Jupiter image, it essentially "hallucinated" high-resolution textures based, my original image and on its training data of Jupiter. 🔭
What are your thoughts?
#Draaikolkstelsel #M51
Wiki... : "Het Draaikolkstelsel is een interagerend spiraalvormig sterrenstelsel op een afstand van ongeveer 31 miljoen lichtjaar van de Melkweg in het sterrenbeeld Jachthonden (Canes Venatici)."
Naast alle ellende in de wereld, ook wat moois te zien. #heelal #sterren
NGC 5195 / M51 The Whirlpool Galaxy / IC 4263 / NGC 5198 / NGC 5169 Galaxies - telescope processed image. M51 is actually two galaxies—the large spiral NGC 5194 and its smaller companion NGC 5195—locked in a dramatic, multi-million-year collision.
NGC 5195 / M51 The Whirlpool Galaxy / IC 4263 / NGC 5198 / NGC 5169 Galaxies - unprocessed image. In 1845, Lord Rosse identified its spiral structure, making it the first celestial object ever recognized to have a "vortex" or spiral shape.
Good Friday morning. Still have some images to share from yesterday. Next up is the Dwarf Mini’s observation of (from top to bottom) #NGC5195 / #M51 #TheWhirlpoolGalaxy / #IC4263 / #NGC5198 / #NGC5169 #Galaxies. #dwarflabs #dwarfmini #space #astronomy #amateur
Photo of space, speckled fairly sparsely with stars. At the center of the image is a small, slightly fuzzy spiral galaxy with its arms faintly visible. Another galaxy can be seen next to it as a bright spot
the skies are finally clearing up so i got some telescope time in for the first time in months
M51 - The Whirlpool Galaxy #M51 #Seestar #S30 #astrophotography
Regular (Without Ai Denoise)
With AI Denoise
whirlpool galaxy Or M51
with exposure 20s for 93 minutes
Using Seestar S30 telescope
#whirlpoolgalaxy #M51 #Seestars30 #seestar #galaxies #astrophotography
M51 The Whirlpool Galaxy / NGC 5195 Galaxy - telescope processed image. M51 was the first galaxy categorized as spiral; its iconic shape is maintained by a gravitational tug-of-war with its smaller neighbor, NGC 5195.
M51 The Whirlpool Galaxy / NGC 5195 Galaxy - unprocessed image. This dwarf galaxy is currently passing behind the Whirlpool Galaxy, its gravity triggering the intense star formation seen in M51's arms.
Last image for the morning. Here is the Dwarf Mini’s image of #M51 #TheWhirlpoolGalaxy / #NGC5195 #Galaxy. #dwarflabs #dwarfmini #space #astronomy #amateur
NGC 5195 Galaxy / M51 The Whirlpool Galaxy - telescope processed image. This dwarf galaxy is locked in a gravitational tug-of-war with M51. This interaction triggered the Whirlpool’s vibrant star formation and distorted its own shape into an irregular glow.
NGC 5195 Galaxy / M51 The Whirlpool Galaxy - unprocessed image. M51 was the first celestial object identified as having a spiral structure. Its iconic "grand design" arms are enhanced by the tidal forces of its smaller neighbor, NGC 5195.
Wasn’t too happy with an early observation so went to re-observe #NGC5195 #Galaxy / #M51 #TheWhirlpoolGalaxy. #seestar #S50 #space #astronomy #amateur
A laptop, a Mars plate with a bacon egg cheese sandwich, a cup of coffee and a smart telescope on a wooden table.
Winter Saturdays are for image processing. 🔭🌌
#newcomputer #M51 #stacking #siril #astrophotography
COMENCEM EL DIUMENGE AMB GALÀXIES DISTANTS: A 25 milions d'anys de llum (al) #M101, a 23 M d'al es troba #M51 i a 17 M d'al és la de l'ull negre #M64. Després de les tempestes el cel cristal•lí permet les millors imatges d'illes d'estels que mai deixaran de meravellar-nos!
#MontsenyObservatory
#S50
I added a soft glow to some stars. I love how a painting is just art evolving until it feels done.
#watercolor #astropainting #m51 #whirlpoolgalaxy
A high-contrast astrophotography image of the Whirlpool Galaxy (M51) showing its distinct grand-design spiral arms and its smaller companion galaxy, NGC 5195, connected by a bridge of gas and stars.
With cloudy skies, been taking the opportunity to re-process data, this time #M51, and using the techniques from Deep Space Astro You Tube :
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I'm learning so much, and realise how light polluted my skies are!
#Astrophotography #MoonHour #ThePhotoHour
@liverpoolas.org
M51 The Whirlpool Galaxy - telescope processed image. In 1845, it became the first celestial object recognized as having a spiral structure, observed by Lord Rosse.
M51 The Whirlpool Galaxy - unprocessed image. It is actively merging with a smaller companion, NGC 5195, which is being pulled by M51's gravity at the end of its arms.
Last image for this morning. Here is #M51 #TheWhirlpoolGalaxy. #seestar #S50 #space #astronomy #amateur
Trying out the new VeraLux scripts for processing my astrophotography in Siril! Really liking these results, like this 6.5 hour stack on the Whirlpool galaxy.
#astrophotography #M51
M51 - The Whirlpool Galaxy - processed image by the Odyssey Pro. In 1845, it became the first celestial object to be identified as a spiral galaxy, forever changing our view of the universe.
M51 - The Whirlpool Galaxy - unprocessed image by the Odyssey Pro. Its striking shape is caused by a slow-motion collision with the smaller galaxy NGC 5195, which is tugging at its spiral arms.
M51 - The Whirlpool Galaxy - processed image by the s50. The gravitational pull from its companion triggers massive waves of star formation, creating bright "starburst" regions of blue stars.
M51 - The Whirlpool Galaxy - unprocessed image by the s50. A supermassive black hole sits at its core, hidden behind two crossing rings of dust that look like a dark "X" in Hubble images.
Comparison time between the Odyssey Pro and the s50. Images based on observations of #M51 - #TheWhirlpoolGalaxy. #unistellar #odysseypro #space #astronomy #amateur #seestar #S50
A sharp, detailed image of the M51 Whirlpool Galaxy, a classic grand-design spiral galaxy, viewed face-on. It shows bright blue spiral arms dotted with star-forming regions sweeping out from a yellow core. Its smaller, interacting companion galaxy, NGC 5195, is prominently visible just off the end of one of the arms.
#M51 Whirlpool Galaxy, my fave! Look at that grand-design spiral structure! This new view comes from reprocessing old data with recent #Siril script updates. The software improvements really bring out the beautiful details. ✨
#Astrophotography #Astronomy #StormHour #MoonHour #ThePhotoHour #lookup
#Dissuasion #nucléaire : la #France déploie les nouveaux #missiles #M51, "plus performant en termes de portée, de précision et de capacité de pénétration" (selon les #armées), à bord de ses #sous-marins lanceurs d'engins
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M51 The Whirlpool Galaxy - telescope processed image. It's a beautiful grand-design spiral galaxy seen face-on, renowned for its winding arms and its gravitational interaction with its companion galaxy.
M51 The Whirlpool Galaxy - unprocessed image. The galaxy interacting with M51 is its companion, NGC 5195, a dwarf galaxy connected to the Whirlpool by a bridge of dust and stars.
From the planned overnight observations, first up is #M51 #TheWhirlpoolGalaxy. #seestar #S50 #space #astronomy #amateur
[4/5] Le programme #M51 soutient aussi un vaste réseau industriel. ArianeGroup et des centaines de partenaires bénéficient de cette continuité technologique, qui maintient les compétences clés dans la conception et la production de missiles balistiques. #HGGSP
Guillaume se perfectionne avec #pixinsight en retraitant ses captures. Ici, la #galaxie du Tourbillon #m51 prise en Avril 2024. 109 poses de 300 secondes
#astronomy #astronomie #astrophotography #astrophotographie #galaxy #messier
"Whirlpool Galaxie" (M 51), Dwarflab Dwarf 3. Die rund 25 Millionen Lichtjahre entfernte Spiralgalaxie ist über eine Materiebrücke mit einer deutlich kleineren, irregulären Galaxie verbunden. #WhirlpoolGalaxie #M51 #Dwarf3 @apod.shinyakato.dev @hausderastronomie.bsky.social
Lancement de la réalisation de l'évolution M51.4 du missile balistique stratégique mer-sol #M51 :
www.opex360.com/2025/09/08/m...
