Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  M 51  ·  NGC 5194  ·  NGC 5195  ·  Whirlpool galaxy
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Whirlpool Galaxy, Pat Darmody
Whirlpool Galaxy
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Whirlpool Galaxy

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Whirlpool Galaxy, Pat Darmody
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Whirlpool Galaxy

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This is my first DSO taken using 2x2 binning on the Neximage 5 guide cam. It worked well - no loss of guide star - and I had 3 strong guide stars to choose from. That's much better than my past experiences without using binning on my guide cam. Based on nearby stars shown via Stellarium, I estimate that my guide star was between 7.0 and 8.15 mag.

I forgot to hit the PHD button in BYE to enable dithering, so there is a little more noise than I wanted, but overall not too bad. The moon was 1 day past full, so I was happy to be able to get guide stars and avoid image washout. Thanks for looking!

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Whirlpool Galaxy, Pat Darmody