Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  IC 4263  ·  M 51  ·  NGC 5169  ·  NGC 5194  ·  NGC 5195  ·  NGC 5198  ·  NGC 5229  ·  Whirlpool galaxy
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Messier 51, tphelan88
Messier 51
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Messier 51

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Messier 51, tphelan88
Messier 51
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Messier 51

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Drove to a dark sky site and imaged M51 on a night of OK transparency. It was windy and that contributed to the slightly elongated stars in this image.

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Messier 51, tphelan88