Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  IC 4277  ·  M 51  ·  NGC 5194  ·  NGC 5195  ·  Whirlpool Galaxy
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Whirlpool Galaxy (M51) from my darker sky location, Bortle 4, BryanHudson
Whirlpool Galaxy (M51) from my darker sky location, Bortle 4
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Whirlpool Galaxy (M51) from my darker sky location, Bortle 4

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Whirlpool Galaxy (M51) from my darker sky location, Bortle 4, BryanHudson
Whirlpool Galaxy (M51) from my darker sky location, Bortle 4
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Whirlpool Galaxy (M51) from my darker sky location, Bortle 4

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Drove out to my darker sky site to capture Whirlpool Galaxy (M51). Can't beat a darker sky! This is Bortle 4. My home is Bortle 7-8. Just can't spend a lot of time at that site, but less time is needed.  
~ Celestron C8 XLT with .63 reducer
~ ASI533MC Pro with Optolong L-Pro filter
~ ZWO AM3 mount
~ ONLY 16, 180 second lights with flats and bias frames, guided and dithered
~  Captured and stacked using ASIAir Plus
~ Processed using PIxinsight (DBE, BXT, NXT, SXT, Pixel Math), Edited starless image in Lightroom and Photoshop

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Whirlpool Galaxy (M51) from my darker sky location, Bortle 4, BryanHudson