A late M51 from the new obsy

[powerlord]

An ancient 200mm Newt, asi1600. LRGB with some Ha

About an hour of each.

Shot last night in Ipswich. Definitely by best M51 so far.

Edited in Startools, starnet2 and affinity photo.

 

And just for fun, here's the first pic I took of M51, last April:

 

Edited February 27, 2022 by powerlord

[Snoani]

Great job.  It has some fantastic detail.  

[mikemabel]

Well done great detail. This hobby does reward perseverance.

[The Admiral]

Super detail! One of the best M51's I've come across on the forum I think.

Ian

[Padraic M]

Lovely job! I never saw that starburst detail in the companion before.