Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  IC 4263  ·  M 51  ·  NGC 5194  ·  NGC 5195  ·  Whirlpool galaxy
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M51 - THE WHIRLPOOL GALAXY, lfhenry
M51 - THE WHIRLPOOL GALAXY
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M51 - THE WHIRLPOOL GALAXY

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M51 - THE WHIRLPOOL GALAXY
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M51 - THE WHIRLPOOL GALAXY

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M51 is one of the most photographed deep sky targets with its majestic spirals and deep structure. This was my first successful image of it with a CMOS OSC. At 8.1 magnitude it is double challenging due the fact I must image from a highly light polluted neighborhood with several street light lights and neighbors who feel most secure with porch lights and side yard spot lights left on all night. In the top right corner is IC4263 (best guess) a distant spiral galaxy at 14.5 magnitude.

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  • M51 - THE WHIRLPOOL GALAXY, lfhenry
    Original
  • M51 - THE WHIRLPOOL GALAXY, lfhenry
    B
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    M51 - THE WHIRLPOOL GALAXY, lfhenry
    C

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M51 - THE WHIRLPOOL GALAXY, lfhenry