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

Messier 51 - Whirlpool Galaxy, Frank Schmitz
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Messier 51 - Whirlpool Galaxy

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Well I always thought my 600mm were to short for this kind of object. However I took a chance and tried to exceed my currently longest integration of 8 hours with this on. M51 currently rises in a favorable location for my place and I was able to integrate for 6-7 hours each session in an area where I have the least light pollution. Here's the result. I couldn't believe what kind of details I could get out there. Hope you enjoy it!

I added a crop / zoom of it as revision.

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Messier 51 - Whirlpool Galaxy, Frank Schmitz