Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  IC 4263  ·  M 51  ·  NGC 5194  ·  NGC 5195  ·  Whirlpool Galaxy
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Whirlpool Galaxy M51, Herbert W Hamber

Whirlpool Galaxy M51

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Whirlpool Galaxy M51, Herbert W Hamber

Whirlpool Galaxy M51

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Description

Whirlpool Galaxy M51 picture taken with "out of the Amazon box" Celestron Nexstar 8se with Celestron F/6.3 reducer, and Canon T6i (body bought used on Amazon). 

No wedge, no gps, no wifi, no guiding, no filters, 110ac power cord, stock red dot finder, 3d printed bhatinov mask, standard three star alignment.

Exposure time is 10 sec x 252 = 42min at 1600iso.

Taken on a moonless night, May 31 2022, Borrego Spring California USA.

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Whirlpool Galaxy M51, Herbert W Hamber