Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  IC 4277  ·  IC 4278  ·  IC 4282  ·  M 51  ·  NGC 5194  ·  NGC 5195  ·  Whirlpool Galaxy
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M51 Whirlpool Galaxy - C 9.25, Jeff Culp
M51 Whirlpool Galaxy - C 9.25
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M51 Whirlpool Galaxy - C 9.25

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M51 Whirlpool Galaxy - C 9.25, Jeff Culp
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M51 Whirlpool Galaxy - C 9.25

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Taken over three nights - 8/20, 8/22, and 8/24 after eliminating vibration from my camera fan.   I'm pleased with the result, considering I'm in Bortle 5 skies, and only used 13 subs, although I blew out the core exposure in post-processing....too focused on the arms I guess.

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M51 Whirlpool Galaxy - C 9.25, Jeff Culp