| object | M 51 (NGC 5194) with its companion NGC 5195 |
| constellation | Canes Venatici, the hunting dogs |
| equipment | ASA Astrograph 10" at f/2,8, Astro modified Canon EOS 40D |
| exposure | 49 x 300 sec Light at 800 ASA unguided |
| date | Mar 08 2010, Engelhardsberg Germany |
| conditions | pretty good, stars to 5m5 |
| image processing | DeepSkyStacker 3.3.2, Photoshop CS4, PixInsight 1.5 |
| remarks | none |