Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  IC 4277  ·  IC 4278  ·  M 51  ·  NGC 5194  ·  NGC 5195  ·  Whirlpool Galaxy
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Whirlpool Galaxy (M51) in LRGB, fewayne
Whirlpool Galaxy (M51) in LRGB
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Whirlpool Galaxy (M51) in LRGB

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Whirlpool Galaxy (M51) in LRGB, fewayne
Whirlpool Galaxy (M51) in LRGB
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Whirlpool Galaxy (M51) in LRGB

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Think I'm getting the AT8RC reasonably well dialed in. Crazy 0.3" per pixel imaging scale, with guiding of only about 0.6", hence the big stars.

But here for your delectation are M51 and NGC 5195.

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Whirlpool Galaxy (M51) in LRGB, fewayne