Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  IC 4263  ·  M 51  ·  NGC 5194  ·  NGC 5195  ·  NGC 5198  ·  Whirlpool Galaxy
M51 - Whirlpool Galaxy, Gendra
M51 - Whirlpool Galaxy
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M51 - Whirlpool Galaxy

M51 - Whirlpool Galaxy, Gendra
M51 - Whirlpool Galaxy
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M51 - Whirlpool Galaxy

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The whirlpool galaxy, in my opinion one of the most spectacular object in the sky.

I used a cloudless night to capture the image however since it was quite humid some dew formed on my secondary mirror which spoiled the results a bit. Also the dec-axis wasn't going so well, I definitely have to tweak that.

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M51 - Whirlpool Galaxy, Gendra

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