Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  IC 4277  ·  IC 4278  ·  M 51  ·  NGC 5194  ·  NGC 5195  ·  Whirlpool Galaxy
Whirpool, taken using a much BIGGER scope (a friend took the images for me), Astrobagel
Whirpool, taken using a much BIGGER scope (a friend took the images for me)
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Whirpool, taken using a much BIGGER scope (a friend took the images for me)

Whirpool, taken using a much BIGGER scope (a friend took the images for me), Astrobagel
Whirpool, taken using a much BIGGER scope (a friend took the images for me)
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Whirpool, taken using a much BIGGER scope (a friend took the images for me)

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A friend of mine works at a school with an observatory and kindly took a set of images for me. It was really fun to see how a professional setup brings out so much more detail, but I think my processing skills didn't quite tease out all the amazing detail in this beautiful object. The larger images made my computer cry though!

Equipment: Color ASI6200 on a 20" CDK, Planewave mount. 50 x 300 s.

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Whirpool, taken using a much BIGGER scope (a friend took the images for me), Astrobagel