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, Ian McIntyre
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M51 - Whirlpool Galaxy

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M51 - Whirlpool Galaxy

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This was the second DSO I attempted. It is at the extreme end of what is attainable with a 300mm camera lens, but I really wanted a galaxy and this was about all that was visible in my tree filled yard on a short Pacific Northwest summer night. When I took my hi-ISO test shot and saw the tiny spiral way down in the corner of the view finder I was little-kid-level excited and ran inside to show my wife. It was apparent to my that I wasn't going to get much detail with an object that small in the view finder, but it still escalated my enthusiasm for the hobby. Thus, it earns a place in my gallery, in all its ultra-cropped glory.

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M51 - Whirlpool Galaxy, Ian McIntyre