Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  HD117815  ·  IC 4263  ·  IC 4277  ·  IC 4278  ·  M 51  ·  NGC 5194  ·  NGC 5195  ·  Whirlpool Galaxy
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Whirlpool Galaxy (M51) Revisited, Stardust23
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Whirlpool Galaxy (M51) Revisited

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Whirlpool Galaxy (M51) Revisited

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Revisiting the Whirlpool Galaxy with longer exposures and a much longer integration time! I still had problems with dew and I didn't take my flats correctly, but nevertheless I'm happy with the improvement over last year's image!

Last year's version: https://astrob.in/htqbzl/B/

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Whirlpool Galaxy (M51) Revisited, Stardust23

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