Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  IC 4263  ·  M 51  ·  NGC 5169  ·  NGC 5194  ·  NGC 5195  ·  NGC 5198  ·  Whirlpool Galaxy
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M51 Luminance 020421, Alan Hancox
M51 Luminance 020421
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M51 Luminance 020421

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M51 Luminance 020421, Alan Hancox
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M51 Luminance 020421

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M51 taken last night. Image has been cropped due to the the short focal length. Image dithered and drizzled 2x. Some deconvolution used.....not bad at all for a 65 mm refractor.

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M51 Luminance 020421, Alan Hancox