Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  IC 4277  ·  IC 4278  ·  M 51  ·  NGC 5194  ·  NGC 5195  ·  Whirlpool Galaxy
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Whirlpool Galaxy revisited, Carl Schreiner

Whirlpool Galaxy revisited

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Whirlpool Galaxy revisited, Carl Schreiner

Whirlpool Galaxy revisited

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The Whirlpool galaxy was one of the first targets I imaged when aI first got into the hobby back in 2018.   I was excited to image it again after upgrading from a Canon 6D to a monochrome CMOS, but ran into multiple issues tying to image at a cold dark site in easten Oregon.  My tusty laptop couldn't handle the cold, so I upgraded to a "rugged military-grade" laptop... and that lasted about 30 minutes in the high teen temps   A mini PC in a toolbox finally did the trick, along with a few clear nights between snowstorms;)

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Whirlpool Galaxy revisited, Carl Schreiner