Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  19 CVn  ·  20 CVn  ·  21 CVn  ·  23 CVn  ·  24 CVn  ·  IC 4263  ·  IC 4277  ·  IC 4278  ·  M 51  ·  M 63  ·  NGC 4963  ·  NGC 4985  ·  NGC 5003  ·  NGC 5021  ·  NGC 5023  ·  NGC 5029  ·  NGC 5055  ·  NGC 5093  ·  NGC 5103  ·  NGC 5123  ·  NGC 5145  ·  NGC 5169  ·  NGC 5173  ·  NGC 5194  ·  NGC 5198  ·  NGC 5214  ·  NGC 5229  ·  NGC 5256  ·  Sunflower Galaxy  ·  The star 19 CVn  ·  And 5 more.
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Whirlpool Galaxy, wide field, jewzaam
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Whirlpool Galaxy, wide field

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Whirlpool Galaxy, wide field

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Shooting at f/2 I wondered if I could get any dust / IFN in the M51 region.  Shot at a darker site over 2 nights.  Didn't find any dust to speak of, but whirlpool does have some surprising structure at this focal length!

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Whirlpool Galaxy, wide field, jewzaam