LRGB portrait of M51

[gremlin]

Hi my name is Dave Grennan I live and observe in Dublin. This is my first post on SGL. I had the opportunity to capture the following image of M51 - The Whirlpool Galaxy in Canes Venatici over the past two nights.

Image attached.

[edit] I notice SGL sizes down attached images, you can see the full res image here;

http://www.webtreatz.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10063/M51_Final.jpg

Details:

C14 @ f/5.3, Ap1200 mount, SBIG ST8 XME CCD, Astronomik LRGB filters.

L(90)R(30)G(30)B(30) all in 5 min subs binned 1x1

Processing in Images Plusv3.5, Neat Image Pro and Photoshop

Dave

[MikeD]

Welcome Dave. That's a great shot to open with looking forward to many more from you.

Mike.

[steppenwolf]

Lovely colourful image, Dave - welcome to SGL!

[Paxo]

Excellent image of M51 Dave, welcome to SGL.

Steve

[JonH]

Wonderful image, Dave and welcome to SGL.

[Doug]

Well done Dave ,this is a lovely image of my favourite galaxy, stuning

Doug

[jayjt29]

Outstanding welcome to the forum

Jay

[gremlin]

Thanks for the kind words of welcome chaps. Much appreciated. Glad you like the image.

Dave.

[MikeWilson]

Wonderful image! It's magical that you seem to have pulled that out of the night sky from nowhere

Look forward to seeing more images from you. It gives folk like me hope

Clear skies,

Mike

[prokyon]

Wow, great colours! A wonderful M51, thanks for sharing.

Cheers

Werner

[Tim]

Superb Dave, nicely done!

[dc509]

Stunning image!

d

[costeveol]

Great pic - no let me change that - Awesome pic!!!!!!!!!

[Luke]

I love the colours, Dave! Welcome to SGL!

[ollypenrice]

Greetings Dave. Lovely natural looking image. I like that style, I must say. Not many imagers have that kind of FL so I look forward to more from you.

Olly

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[cloudbuster]

very nice image dave....and welcome to sgl!