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

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M51

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The M51 has been a goal of mine since I started astrophotography. I finally waited for a long-awaited clear day in April this year and spent about 5 days accumulating about 18 hours of exposure time and processing it through pixinsight.

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M51, xlong