Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  24 CVn  ·  HD116475  ·  HD116531  ·  HD116957  ·  HD117403  ·  HD117543  ·  HD117815  ·  HD118019  ·  HD118095  ·  IC 4263  ·  IC 4277  ·  IC 4278  ·  M 51  ·  NGC 5169  ·  NGC 5173  ·  NGC 5194  ·  NGC 5195  ·  NGC 5198  ·  NGC 5229  ·  The star 24CVn  ·  Whirlpool Galaxy
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M51 - Whirlpool Galaxy w/ Radian Raptor 61, Jared Holloway
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M51 - Whirlpool Galaxy w/ Radian Raptor 61

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M51 - Whirlpool Galaxy w/ Radian Raptor 61, Jared Holloway
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M51 - Whirlpool Galaxy w/ Radian Raptor 61

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My first real photon gathering experience with the Radian Raptor 61. I was going to shoot Markarian's Chain again but transparency issues led to bad SNR for guiding so I stumbled onto M51. Though not a great focal length for gathering detail on the Whirlpool Galaxy, it enabled me to get some good time in with the Raptor as well as test my setup with using a Pegasus PowerBox Advanced for the first time. All in all I was happy with how the night turned out.

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