More interacting galaxies, a miniature pinwheel, and an old favourite

[tomato]

April is again proving to be a productive month, it's nice when the clear nights coincide with the season for a galaxy fan like me.

Some of these have been posted in the imaging challenge thread, as far as I know it's ok to post them again here, apologies if not and Mods please remove if I have infringed the rules.

All taken with the Esprit 150/ASI 178 dual rig, binned 2x2, all calibrated and stacked in  APP, all processed in Startools, APP and GIMP. Thanks for looking.

NGC3169 & NGC 3166, 6.6 hrs total integration , two interacting galaxies in Sextans.

 

 7.8 hrs on Arp 84, "The Heron" two interacting galaxies NGC 5395 and 5394 in Canes Venatici.

 

This is 7.8 hrs on  NGC 3938 in Ursa Major, no popular name as far as I can find out, but "Another Little Pinwheel Galaxy" would be quite apt, I reckon.

And I wasn't planning to image any of the big hitters this season but after seeing so many fine examples of M51 on this sub forum, I couldn't resist. This is 3.6 hrs integration.

 

 

 

 

[geeklee]

Fantastic @tomato  M51 is looking great as well alongside the less common ones above it.

Dual Esprit rig getting worked hard 😍

[tomato]

Thanks Lee,

Yes, there have been a few late nights on the trot lately, but you won’t hear me complaining about the lack of sleep. 
The clouds will no doubt return soon enough.

Steve