Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  IC 4277  ·  IC 4278  ·  M 51  ·  NGC 5194  ·  NGC 5195  ·  Whirlpool Galaxy
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Messier 51 - The Whirlpool Galaxy - Full Moon Galaxy Quest Part 4, Timothy Martin
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Messier 51 - The Whirlpool Galaxy - Full Moon Galaxy Quest Part 4

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Messier 51 - The Whirlpool Galaxy - Full Moon Galaxy Quest Part 4, Timothy Martin
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Messier 51 - The Whirlpool Galaxy - Full Moon Galaxy Quest Part 4

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Yet another fool's errand to image a galaxy in a Bortle 8/9 under a full moon.

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    Messier 51 - The Whirlpool Galaxy - Full Moon Galaxy Quest Part 4, Timothy Martin
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Description: Another revision based on the techniques I've learned from Ron Brecher. While I think this one is much better than the original, I still think there's a ton of room for improvement on this target. But you have to start somewhere.

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Messier 51 - The Whirlpool Galaxy - Full Moon Galaxy Quest Part 4, Timothy Martin

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