Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  IC 4263  ·  M 51  ·  NGC 5194  ·  NGC 5195  ·  Whirlpool Galaxy
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m51, Jeff Marston
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I went out to the desert country west of SLC to do some galaxy imaging last night. When the winds and clouds finally settled down a bit I was able to get 38 three minute exposures of M51.  The wind was still rocking my scope now and then so I had to drop 9 of my frames for stacking. 

I usually do single galaxies with my C8 or C11. Last night I was using my Esprit 150. I think I kind of like a bit of open space around this galaxy.

The second iteration of M51 is mostly post processed by James Peirce. He is really good at making objects look great.

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