Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  HD117403  ·  HD117815  ·  HD118019  ·  IC 4263  ·  IC 4277  ·  IC 4278  ·  M 51  ·  NGC 5169  ·  NGC 5173  ·  NGC 5194  ·  NGC 5195  ·  NGC 5198  ·  NGC 5229  ·  Whirlpool Galaxy
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M51 Whirlpool Galaxy (Uncropped), Richard Milford
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M51 Whirlpool Galaxy (Uncropped)

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M51 Whirlpool Galaxy (Uncropped), Richard Milford
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M51 Whirlpool Galaxy (Uncropped)

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Using my hyperstar lens,  this is an uncropped image of M51 of the Whirlpool galaxy.  About 270 60 sec frames.  I used the "DBE trick" from Adam Block to try to improve my background.   In subsequent photos I have enlarged the image.

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M51 Whirlpool Galaxy (Uncropped), Richard Milford

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