Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  IC 4263  ·  M 51  ·  NGC 5194  ·  NGC 5195  ·  Whirlpool galaxy
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M 51 - Whirlpool galaxy, Marius Bednar
M 51 - Whirlpool galaxy
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M 51 - Whirlpool galaxy

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M 51 - Whirlpool galaxy, Marius Bednar
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M 51 - Whirlpool galaxy

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Taken with an astro-modified Canon EOS 1000D on an 8" MEADE Schmidt Cassegrain telescope (unforked LX90 LNT) using an Antares 0.67 reducer/corrector (yielding a 1360 mm focal length). Mounted on a Losmandy GM8 mount, autoguided with a AlCCD / QHY 5 using an Off-Axis Guider.

Exposure time unknown. Taken in May 2014 north of Leipzig, Germany.

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M 51 - Whirlpool galaxy, Marius Bednar