Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  HD117815  ·  IC 4263  ·  IC 4277  ·  IC 4278  ·  M 51  ·  NGC 5194  ·  NGC 5195  ·  Whirlpool galaxy
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Messier 51 - mono, Simon
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Messier 51 - mono

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Messier 51 - mono, Simon
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Messier 51 - mono

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I took 29 subs of this at 5 minutes each, using my Atik 460EX through my Skywatcher 8" reflector on a night when the skies were not as good as they could have been. Even so, I intended on getting twice as many subs, but the 'unforecast' cloud came in! I hope to get the RGB data soon - he says...

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Messier 51 - mono, Simon