Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  IC 4278  ·  M 51  ·  NGC 5194  ·  NGC 5195  ·  Whirlpool galaxy
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M51 Whirlpool, alistairmac
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M51 Whirlpool

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M51 Whirlpool

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A familiar target to finally test run my dual imaging rig after many weeks of alignment and flexure issues. This was taken over two evenings half moon and at around 30' astro dark, so far from ideal.

L - 45 x 5' bin 1x1

R - 48 x 3' bin 2x2

G - 46 x 3' bin 2x2

B - 46 x 3' bin 2x2

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M51 Whirlpool, alistairmac