Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  IC 4263  ·  M 51  ·  NGC 5169  ·  NGC 5173  ·  NGC 5194  ·  NGC 5195  ·  NGC 5198  ·  Whirlpool Galaxy
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M51 The Whirlpool Galaxy, Greg McKay
M51 The Whirlpool Galaxy
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M51 The Whirlpool Galaxy

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M51 The Whirlpool Galaxy, Greg McKay
M51 The Whirlpool Galaxy
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M51 The Whirlpool Galaxy

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M51 is a spiral galaxy in Canes Venatici.
Explore Scientific ED152mm refractor
iOptron CEM70EC Mount
ZWO ASI2600mm cooled monochrome camera
Chroma RGB and 3nm Ha Filters
75 minutes each - RGB
120min Ha
Total Integration time: 5hrs 45min
Captured in NINA
Processed in PixInsight by Patrick Hsieh
RGB shot from north of Creech AFB.
Ha shot from my backyard.
Mag. 8.4
13h 29m 52.7s +47° 11′ 43″

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M51 The Whirlpool Galaxy, Greg McKay