Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  M 51  ·  NGC 5194  ·  NGC 5195  ·  Whirlpool galaxy
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M51 - Whirlpool galaxy, 



    
        

            Michael Caligiuri
M51 - Whirlpool galaxy
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M51 - Whirlpool galaxy

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M51 - Whirlpool galaxy, 



    
        

            Michael Caligiuri
M51 - Whirlpool galaxy
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M51 - Whirlpool galaxy

Equipment

Acquisition details

Dates:
April 13, 2018
Frames:
Integration:
0″
Avg. Moon age:
26.91 days
Avg. Moon phase:
7.55%

Basic astrometry details

Astrometry.net job: 2937087

RA center: 13h29m47s.3

DEC center: +47°1040

Pixel scale: 0.978 arcsec/pixel

Orientation: 310.024 degrees

Field radius: 0.374 degrees

Resolution: 2226x1622

File size: 1.1 MB

Locations: Little Blair valley, Anza Borrego Desert, CA, United States

Data source: Traveller

Description

LRGB Image:; 4.5 hr total exposure

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M51 - Whirlpool galaxy, 



    
        

            Michael Caligiuri