The Whirlpool Galaxy - M51
| Object | Spiral Galaxy “The Whirlpool Galaxy” (M51), in Canes Venatici | |
| Telescope (Photo) | Celestron 11" EdgeHD OTA @ f/7 on Losmandy G-11 Mount | |
| Telescope (Guiding) | Orion EON 80mm ED Refractor @ f/6.25 on Losmandy G11 Mount | |
| Camera (Photo) | Starlight Xpress Trius SX26C One-Shot Color CCD Camera controlled by Sequence Generator Pro | |
| Camera (Guiding) | SBIG ST-i w/PHD2 Guiding | |
| Exposure Detail | Combination of 20 color images at 300 seconds each; calibrated with bias,dark, and flat frames; image processing w/PixInsight 1.8.9 | |
| Location | Quilted Starfields Observatory, Chiefland, FL (N29.406, W82.859) | |
| Date | 05/03/2023 |