Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  IC 4263  ·  IC 4278  ·  M 51  ·  NGC 5169  ·  NGC 5173  ·  NGC 5194  ·  NGC 5195  ·  NGC 5198  ·  Whirlpool Galaxy
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M51 Whirlpool Galaxy, Eddie Pons
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M51 Whirlpool Galaxy

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M51 Whirlpool Galaxy

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Longest stretch i've been able to get in one night in a while. 2 hours integration. I'm still working on this one, but i thought i'd post it anyway. I'm having trouble with some "painterly" artifacts, a little impressionistic in the background, probabl caused by bad flats. Great night - excellent seeing and transparency for this close to the city. 25 million light years away. It's easy to miss that there are at least four other galaxies in the photo, one of which is 129 million light years away.!

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M51 Whirlpool Galaxy, Eddie Pons