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, Bob Schiff
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M51, Whirlpool Galaxy

Acquisition type: Electronically-Assisted Astronomy (EAA, e.g. based on a live video feed)
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M51, Whirlpool Galaxy, Bob Schiff
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M51, Whirlpool Galaxy

Acquisition type: Electronically-Assisted Astronomy (EAA, e.g. based on a live video feed)

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Taken with my Celestron C9.25 SCT. Star spikes from Celestron dew heater ring are evident. I processed in Photoshop to reduce this artifact. Will be changing my dew control setup from the dew heater ring to a dew shield and dew strap for this SCT. Not a long session. Just a few hours on a clear night. Sill working on the ins and outs of imaging with this telescope.

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M51, Whirlpool Galaxy, Bob Schiff