M 51 - Whirlpool Galaxy

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Telescope: Meade LX-200ACF 10"

Camera: CCD-Labs Q453

Exposure: 480 min. (10 images @ 20 minutes and 28 images @ 10 minutes)

 Guiding: Meade DSI II Pro, piggybacked Orion ED 80 refractor

Date: May and June 2010

Below is the original processed image that had burned out cores due to a previous bug in Nebulosity's stacking routine.