Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  IC 4263  ·  M 51  ·  NGC 5169  ·  NGC 5194  ·  NGC 5195  ·  NGC 5198  ·  Whirlpool Galaxy
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Rendition of appearance of M51 in Night Vision Equipped 82mm binocular telescope (not a photograph), Rick Evans
Rendition of appearance of M51 in Night Vision Equipped 82mm binocular telescope (not a photograph)
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Rendition of appearance of M51 in Night Vision Equipped 82mm binocular telescope (not a photograph)

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Rendering of the appearance of M51 through a single barrel of a night vision equipped Oberwerk 82mm binocular telescope using a 24mm eyepiece and PVS-14 L3 white phosphor monocular. This is not a photograph or image.  It is a rendering from memory at the eyepiece.  Bortle 6 with high waxing gibbous moon.

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Rendition of appearance of M51 in Night Vision Equipped 82mm binocular telescope (not a photograph), Rick Evans