Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  IC 4263  ·  M 51  ·  NGC 5169  ·  NGC 5194  ·  NGC 5195  ·  NGC 5198  ·  Whirlpool Galaxy
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Whirlpoolgalaxie

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Whirlpoolgalaxie

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Messier 51 with telephoto and 1 hour exposure time.

Taken on 21.4.2013 out of the garden in Stade, Lower Saxony, Germany under Bortle 5 sky.

Equipment: Canon EOS 550 Da, Canon L 300 mm @ f 4.5 with ISO 1600 ( 79 x 45" ).  Tracking: my decrepit Star Adventurer ;-)
The image is 3 x drizzeled and more strongly cropped. 

Processing: Deep Sky Stacker, Fitswork, Canon DPP 4, GraXpert, irfanview.

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Wolfgang

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