Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  IC 4263  ·  M 51  ·  NGC 5194  ·  NGC 5195  ·  NGC 5198  ·  Whirlpool Galaxy
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M51

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M51

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A pretty good-sized crop of M51. I would have left it a bit larger but there was a big reflection of the flattener on the frames because of the moon. Didn't want to discard everything since the center was pretty good. I think it turned out quite well.

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