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

The Whirlpool Galaxy, Don Curry
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The Whirlpool Galaxy

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My first attempt at long focal length 1600mm ever of a galaxy. I was hesitant to try but since I purchased a Canon 6d full frame sensor camera modified by Huetch I thought I would see what happens. My biggest problem was having high winds of 13 MPH during my first ever attempt at this. These conditions kept my subs at a max. of only 1 minute each at this focal length. I was only able to do 10 subs due to the high winds and clouds rolling in fast.

I was really happy with the results considering the conditions I was under, plus having a very bright moon didn't help matters either.

I am really looking forward to giving this some more attempts under more ideal conditions.

I forgot to crop the image to its proper size thus I made a revision from previous post of this.

Please double click on image to see a larger version of M51 in full resolution.

Forgot to mention the images were shot at ISO 1600. The noise level of the Canon 6D camera is extremely low and is a joy using all the time.

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