Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  IC 4277  ·  M 51  ·  NGC 5194  ·  NGC 5195  ·  Whirlpool Galaxy
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M51 - Whirlpool Galaxy in LRGB, CrestwoodSky
M51 - Whirlpool Galaxy in LRGB
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M51 - Whirlpool Galaxy in LRGB

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M51 - Whirlpool Galaxy in LRGB, CrestwoodSky
M51 - Whirlpool Galaxy in LRGB
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M51 - Whirlpool Galaxy in LRGB

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The Whirlpool Galaxy imaged through an f/10 8" Meade Schmidt-Cassegrain with a .63 focal reducer with the ASI1600mm Pro using the Sky-Watcher EQ6-R Pro mount. This image is composed of 169, 60-second subs taken with the Luminance filter and 47, 60-second subs through the R, G and B filters.

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M51 - Whirlpool Galaxy in LRGB, CrestwoodSky

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