Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Ursa Major (UMa)  ·  Contains:  24 CVn  ·  85 eta UMa  ·  Alkaid  ·  Benetnasch (ηUMa)  ·  IC 4263  ·  IC 4278  ·  M 51  ·  NGC 5169  ·  NGC 5173  ·  NGC 5194  ·  NGC 5195  ·  NGC 5198  ·  NGC 5229  ·  NGC 5256  ·  The star 24CVn  ·  The star Alkaid  ·  Whirlpool Galaxy
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M51 and Alkaid Samyang 135mm f2.8, Elmiko
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M51 and Alkaid Samyang 135mm f2.8

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M51 and Alkaid Samyang 135mm f2.8, Elmiko
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M51 and Alkaid Samyang 135mm f2.8

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I thought I would capture this early in the morning after an all night session capturing data on Sh2-240. I cropped the image to resolve the tiny Whirlpool Galaxy (M51).

I liked the perspective of the extreme distance between the two featured objects. M51 lies 28 Mly away. And Alkaid is 104 ly away.

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M51 and Alkaid Samyang 135mm f2.8, Elmiko