Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  IC 4277  ·  IC 4278  ·  M 51  ·  NGC 5194  ·  NGC 5195  ·  Whirlpool Galaxy
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M51 Whirlpool Galaxy, maxchess
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M51 Whirlpool Galaxy

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M51 Whirlpool Galaxy

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M51 Whirlpool with the dependable Celestron C8.  I recently upgraded to the Starizona SCT Corrector IV - 0.63X Reducer / Coma Corrector. This represents a step change in image quality from the standard f/6.3 SCT Focal Reducer sold by Meade, Celestron and others. M51 is anoyingly behind a tre from my roll-off shed, so I had to set up a temporary pier for this image. Well worth the effort, in my opinion this is one of the most stunning objects in the night sky.

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