Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  M 51  ·  NGC 5194  ·  NGC 5195  ·  NGC 5229  ·  Whirlpool galaxy
Whirlpool Galaxy M51, CGPhotography
Whirlpool Galaxy M51
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Whirlpool Galaxy M51

Whirlpool Galaxy M51, CGPhotography
Whirlpool Galaxy M51
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Whirlpool Galaxy M51

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At a focal length of 300mm full frame M51 appears very small. This image was cropped significantly. The 28-300mm tamron lens sure suffers from chromatic abberation and distortion on bigger stars. But I was impressed to get a fairly detailed picture of the Galaxy though. Luckily I am able to shoot in very low light pollution on a mountain. Since the tamron lens is very lightweight I could achieve 2 minute subs on the portable Skytracker Pro.

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Whirlpool Galaxy M51, CGPhotography