Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  IC 4263  ·  IC 4277  ·  IC 4278  ·  M 51  ·  NGC 5194  ·  NGC 5195  ·  Whirlpool Galaxy
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M51, the Whirlpool Galaxy, Gerould Kern
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M51, the Whirlpool Galaxy

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M51, the Whirlpool Galaxy

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April 11 was the first clear night in a long time, so I used my WO 132mm for the first time in photographing M51.

I was contending with light from a waxing gibbous moon and some early evening haziness, but the night got clearer as it progressed.

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M51, the Whirlpool Galaxy, Gerould Kern