A Whirlpool in the sky

[Leonardo70]

A greeting to all

This moon for me has been very prolific, and perhaps this weekend remains to be exploited :D. Also because of a very unusual weather at this time in Italy, where I skied until two weeks ago there are now 25 ° C and a nice high pressure as if it were summer :screwy:.

Despite the annoying wind that ruined the roundness of the stars :mad2:, I was able to photograph this beautiful galaxy, M51 with its companion collide:

http://www.starkeeper.it/M51RC.htm

Not being able to go further with the details I cared very much part of the colors by trying a new method based on the teachings of the great Adam Block.

To you the result for the comments.
Thanks for looking.

Ciao,
Leo

[Octane]

Leonardo,

Once again, WOW!

Absolutely superb colour, contrast; excellent processing.

You have done this beautiful galaxy very proud.

Love your work!

H

[TheDecepticon]

That is an awesome shot! Lovely colours. Well done.:thumbsup:

[bokglob]

Fascinating and beautiful. A wonderful image from all perspectives. Thanks for posting:thumbsup:

[RobF]

Bravo! Just stunning Leo. The colours are just so rich and engaging however you've managed to get there.

[Paul Haese]

Lovely image. Some resident noise in the larger resolution image but the detail of the galaxy is fantastic. Well done, even with the wind affected stars.

[renormalised]

Fantastic shot...great detail in both galaxies:):)

[marco]

Hi Leonardo, incredible image for an 8" scope, colors are as rich as they can get and overall details are amazing. Pity the wind didn't help you, nevertheless I don't see the image was so much effected. Looking at very tiny details, perhaps the stars' core could be a tad less bright to better blend in the picture. But this is just a note at the edge, this remain perhaps the best M51 image ever taken with a telescope in this class if not higher.
Bravo!

Ciao
Marco

[RobF]

Your website is a credit to you too Leo - thanks for taking the time to put it together. A wonderful insight into another way of life near those beautiful alps. :)

[Ric]

Wonderful image Leo.

Fantastic colour and detail.

[Hagar]

This is another very lovely Galaxy beautifully imaged.
Well done.

[CoolhandJo]

Best I have seen!

[Lester]

Wow, that is wonderful, vibrant, absolutely outstanding. Thanks for the view Leo. All the best.

[bloodhound31]

A m a z i n g !

[John Hothersall]

Amazing image, the starburst in the galaxy arms really shown well and detail in the fuzzies.

John.

[Leonardo70]

Thank you to everyone for the wonderful comments you have written and for the kind words. I'm glad you enjoyed the photo but I am also happy to share because I think it could be for all one of the greatest joys for our hobby.

Marco the telescope is a 10" .... the rest has made ​​sky of these beloved Alps (special thanks to you Rob) . If someone of you travel to north Italy let me know ... :lol:

Greetings to all ...
Leo

[Fabiomax]

Yes, for noise and stars very stretch,but galaxy and faint material is really great!! Fantastic I don't have any wrods more!!
Bravissimo,
Fabiomax

[iceman]

Wow, what a fantastic image. A real eye-popper! :eyepop:

Well done Leo, superb!

This is now IOTW (http://www.iceinspace.com.au).

[Leonardo70]

Thanks Iceman, I'm really honored about the IOTW .... many thanks to all the staff of IceInSpace.
Ciao,
Leo

[atalas]

Ripper Leo!

[FlashDrive]

Awesome Photo.....superb color .!! :thumbsup:

[multiweb]

Wow! That's nice. Great details and colors. :thumbsup:

[CarlJoseph]

Leo, questo é stupefacente!! :eyepop:

Well done. What a wonderful shot.

Ciao,
Carl

[alan meehan]

What a beautiful image ,congrats on the iotw well deserved
ALAN

[Leonardo70]

Thanks to all for the kind words...

Ciao,
Leo

:thanx:

[Keshdogga]

Just another addition to an increasingly amazing album great job Leo

[strongmanmike]

Forgot to comment on this one Leo...:question:...excellent :thumbsup:

Very vibrant and plenty of detail.

Mike

[TrevorW]

Thats a nice M51, well done

[Leonardo70]

You are so kind...i'm glad :)

:thanx:

I reprocessed the elongated star, the background (some granularity noise and ligth red gradient) and the galaxy cores with more contrast and reduced light for enanching structures ... this changes are made only on full resolution (100% of my ccd for 0.76"/px) ... this because i see the picture in a professional monitor of my friend and are totally different from my laptop :sadeyes:.

All the best...
Leo