The Whirlpool from Sierra Remote

[naskies (Dave)]

Whoa! Great job

[dvj (John)]

Martin,

Words cannot describe what I see and the emotion felt from your image.

jg

[stevous67 (Steve M)]

Well done Martin - from capture through to processing, extraordinary.

Steve

[Martin Pugh]

Thanks very much.

Such kind words and great feedback.

clear skies
Martin

[Poita (Peter)]

Truly, truly awe inspiring.

If you want to let us in on some of the processing, I for one would be really intrerested to get a glimpse into the kind of work that goes into creating such a pearler!

[Martin Pugh]

Thanks a bunch!

[kustard (Simon)]

I'm loving this image!

And gratz on it being IOTW

[astronobob (Bob)]

Holey smackinnoly, thats incredible ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

[wysiwyg (Mark)]

Amazing image Martin

[alexch (Alex)]

Amazing does not describe it!
Thank you for the view!
Alex

[Martin Pugh]

Thanks very much. 28 hours exposure very worthwhile!

clear skies (although, those are coming to an end here in Yass today)

Martin

[skies2clear]

Absolutely sensational Martin!

[marco (Marco Lorenzi)]

I add my name to the standing ovation Martin, one of the best M51 ever seen, period.

Marco

[ChrisM]

Wonderful image Martin.
Congratulations!
Chris

[Virgs]

Everything about this image is just perfect, from the colour of the galaxy to the equisite resolution of all the tiny galaxies in the background.

[Tandum (Robin)]

Stunning rendition Martin. I've seen some great images of this object but this one has definition I've not seen before. Must have been some clear skies that night

[FlashDrive (Poppy)]

Beautiful ... just beautiful .... look at those colours .
I also notice other ' background ' galaxies that show up.

A superb photo indeed.... thanks for sharing with us.

Flash

[Martin Pugh]

Not at all, glad you all liked it so much.

cheers
Martin

P.S Got another coming real soon

[lebowski (Paolo)]

beautiful photos congratulations