Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  IC 4277  ·  IC 4278  ·  M 51  ·  NGC 5194  ·  NGC 5195  ·  Whirlpool Galaxy
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M51 Whirlpool Galaxy, Sarah Fields
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M51 Whirlpool Galaxy

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M51 Whirlpool Galaxy

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M51 Imaged from my Bortle 5/6 backyard using the Celestron Edge HD 1400 telescope with the 0.7x reducer, an Optolong L-Pro light pollution filter and the OSC ASI2600MC.    Guiding using the Celestron OAG and an ASI174MM guide cam.  

Lights:  47 300 second exposures
Calibration frames: 60 Darks, 30 Dark Flats, and 30 Flats.  No Bias

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M51 Whirlpool Galaxy, Sarah Fields