Telescope: Stellarvue SVX102T-R Raptor 102mm Carbon Fiber Triplet & SFFR-74-102T Focal Reducer Flattener	Designation:The Whirlpool Galaxy, also known as Messier 51a, M51a, and NGC 5194, is an interacting grand-design spiral galaxy with a Seyfert 2 active galactic nucleus. It lies in the constellation Canes Venatici, and was the first galaxy to be classified as a spiral galaxy. Its distance is 31 million light-years away from Earth. The galaxy and its companion, NGC 5195, are easily observed with binoculars. The Whirlpool Galaxy has been extensively studied to understand galaxy structure (particularly structure associated with the spiral arms and galaxy interactions. (WIKI)
Mount: Ioptron GEM-45	Constellation: Canes Venatici
Camera: ZWO ASI2600 MC Pro OSC	Imaged With ZWO ASIAIR Plus Wireless Imaging Controller
Guiding:ZWO 120 Mini Guider and SW Evoguide Guidescope	Type: Spiral Galaxy
Exposure Data: 142, 5 minute sub exposures with the L-Pro and Triad Filters.	Position: R.A. 13h 29m 52s , Dec +°47 11' 43"
Processed using PixInsight and PhotoShop image processing	Date: March 2022
Data Acquisiton, Reduction and Processing by Jim Janusz	Imaging Location: Roadrunner Observatory, Backyard, Palm Desert CA