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

Revision title: Whirlpool Galaxy (M51)

Whirlpool Galaxy (M51), Richard Vanderbeek
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Whirlpool Galaxy (M51)

Revision title: Whirlpool Galaxy (M51)

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Over three nights I was able to get 11.7 hours of usable data on the Whirlpool Galaxy.  Unfortunately, the nights were rather warm (about 65 deg F) and I use a DSLR camera so I had to apply a significant amount of noise reduction.  Nevertheless, I am reasonably satisfied with the final result.  BTW, the little galaxy on the bottom left (IC 4263) is a  barred spiral galaxy about  130 million light years from Earth.

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