M51 - Whirlpool Galaxy (Mitche)

Celestial hemisphere: Northern · Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn) · Contains: IC 4263 · IC 4278 · M 51 · NGC 5194 · NGC 5195 · Whirlpool Galaxy

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M51 - Whirlpool Galaxy

Acquisition type: Electronically-Assisted Astronomy (EAA, e.g. based on a live video feed)

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M51 - Whirlpool Galaxy

Acquisition type: Electronically-Assisted Astronomy (EAA, e.g. based on a live video feed)

I woke up about 0200 this morning and couldn’t get back to sleep. I checked the weather and it was clear and calm, temps in the low 50sF. The biggest downside was the humidity was about 93% because of the almost 2” of rain we received in the last 48 hours. Fortunately I control the one streetlight on my drive, so I was able to completely turn all nearby lights off, though the glow in the sky was worse than usual, I assume because of the humidity. By eye, I could only see about a half dozen stars in the limited viewing area of my driveway. I was blocked by my house and trees below about 45degs, and completely blocked in the north and east, from about 350-90 degs.

I love the eVscope! From the time I decided to try some viewing/imaging to starting to view was about 15 minutes. I could not have done that in under an hour with any other scope/mount I have. The next several images are from this morning. Frankly I’m amazed they turned out so well with the viewing conditions I had.

First is M51, the Whirlpool Galaxy. I’ve posted this before, but I think this is a better shot, under worse conditions! Total exposure time was 10 minutes.

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RA (center)	13h29m52s.650
RA (top/left)	13h31m07s.498
RA (top/right)	13h32m19s.602
RA (bottom/right)	13h28m35s.419
RA (bottom/left)	13h27m25s.422

Dec (center)	+47°11′56″.58
Dec (top/left)	+46°46′52″.11
Dec (top/right)	+47°25′02″.28
Dec (bottom/right)	+47°37′09″.12
Dec (bottom/left)	+46°58′55″.64

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