Interacting Galaxies: The Whirlpool Galaxy M51
Some 23 million light-years distant in the constellation Canes Venatici, the Whirlpool Galaxy presents scientists with a wide range of fascinating data. First, there is the interaction with the smaller companion. The interaction was confirmed by signals received by radio telescopes. More details about this fascinating object are in the Wikipedia.
The image was captured remotely using the 17-inch modified Dall-Kirkham telescope at the Slooh.com observatory in the Canary Islands and process with PixInsight and Photoshop. Coaxing the details out of the noisy originals was quite the challenge.
Light, Shadow, Form, and Texture 