Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  IC 4263  ·  M 51  ·  NGC 5194  ·  NGC 5195  ·  Whirlpool Galaxy
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M51 The Whirlpool Galaxy, RickD_99
M51 The Whirlpool Galaxy
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M51 The Whirlpool Galaxy

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M51 The Whirlpool Galaxy, RickD_99
M51 The Whirlpool Galaxy
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M51 The Whirlpool Galaxy

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Planetary imager here who got fed up waiting for prime planetary season here in North America so I decided to go over to the "dark side" and try some DSO. Being the cheapskate that I am I also decided to try it as inexpensively as possible so I opted for the least expensive well reviewed refractor (Astro-Tech AT72EDII-thanks Astronomics!) as well as ZWO's least expensive cooled camera (ASI533MC Pro)

Image train: AT72EDII=>ZWO UV/IR Cut Filter=>Astro-Tech 0.8X Reducer/Field Flattener=>ZWO ASI533MC Pro

Processed in Pixinsight  according to the work flow described by YouTuber DSO Imager: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57KIe_QWcsg

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M51 The Whirlpool Galaxy, RickD_99