Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  IC 4277  ·  IC 4278  ·  M 51  ·  NGC 5194  ·  NGC 5195  ·  Whirlpool Galaxy
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412mm Whirlpool, Dominik Weinbrenner
412mm Whirlpool, Dominik Weinbrenner

412mm Whirlpool

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412mm Whirlpool, Dominik Weinbrenner
412mm Whirlpool, Dominik Weinbrenner

412mm Whirlpool

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I'm currently finishing up my last nebula shots before Galaxy Season. The Seagull dives behind trees at around 01:00 and I'm left with my reduced Esprit 100 for the rest of the night. Just for fun I decided to image M51 then as it clears my roof at this exact time. Of course, shooting galaxies at 400mm focal length is crazy but it's better than packing up.

I only shot galaxies before using my Newtonian and was not prepared for the boost in sharpness the Esprit provided, even at this short focal length. I think I need a longer focal length APO now.

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412mm Whirlpool, Dominik Weinbrenner