Messier 51 NGC 5194 Whirlpool Galaxy
Constellation: Canes Venatici
Distance: 43.0 Mly
Magnitude: 8.70
R.A.: 13h29m52.3s
Dec.: +47°11'40"
Type: Galaxy
Imaging Location: Didsbury AB
Imaging Platform: C14 Starizona FF/FR QSI540 Astrodon LRGB
Mount: Mesu 200 mount
Guiding Setup: Lodestar offaxis
Exposure: RGB 4x600 binned 2x2 Lum 5x900 binned 1x1
Date: 2016-04-02
Software: MaximDL, Images Plus, Registar, Pixinsight, Photoshop CS6
NGC 5195 companion galaxy (gold one)
IC 4277 top left IC 4278 center left