M51 Notes: The Whirlpool spiral galaxy in Canes Venatici is about 37 million light years away. Telescope: C11 Mount: MI-250 Camera: SBIG ST-10XME Filters: Astrodon LRGB Dates: April 19-20, 2006 Exposure: Lum=8x9min (72mins), RGB=5x9min each for 207 minutes (3.45hrs) total at -25C « M82 » NGC 5055