Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  IC 4263  ·  M 51  ·  NGC 5194  ·  NGC 5195  ·  Whirlpool galaxy
M51 the Whirlpool galaxy, Steve Coates
M51 the Whirlpool galaxy
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the Whirlpool galaxy

Constellation Canes Venatici

~31 million light years distant

April 13 and 14, 2012

Ocala, FL

Combination of 4 min, 6 min and 8 min exposures stacked in DSS for a total integration time of 5 hours and 48 min.

PS CS5

Astro-Tech 8" Richey-Chretien

Orion 50mm guide scope with SSAG

Canon T1i

Losmandy G-11 with Gemini II

IDAS LP filter

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M51 the Whirlpool galaxy, Steve Coates