<b>M51 - The Whirlpool Galaxy</b>

The Whirlpool Galaxy
RCOS 10"
SBIG ST-10XME
Astrodon Luminance Filter: 22x15 minutes (5 hours 30 minutes)
1 hour each RGB with 10 minute sub exposures
New Mexico Skies Observatory
June 2009
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