Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  IC 4277  ·  M 51  ·  NGC 5194  ·  NGC 5195  ·  Whirlpool Galaxy
M51 with Meade SN10, Tomi Kurri
M51 with Meade SN10
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M51 with Meade SN10

M51 with Meade SN10, Tomi Kurri
M51 with Meade SN10
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M51 with Meade SN10

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Messier 51, the Whirlpool Galaxy

After a long wait, I was finally able to use my Meade 10" F/4 Schmidt-Newtonian for astrophotography. This is a telescope that an older gentleman on a local astronomy auction site gave me for free last summer and I refurbished it during the winter. The new Baader Steeltrack focuser and proper collimation makes this scope a beast for astrophotos! 

A coma corrector is on my shopping list, but the stars were not that bad with the small sensor of my 183MC Pro.

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M51 with Meade SN10, Tomi Kurri