M51 Last Night

[imhoffce]

Long time listener, second time poster.

Celestron SCT8
Advanced GT Mount
Atik 320e CCD
Orion Starshoot Autoguider
30 frames @ 60 seconds each
Astronomik CLS Fitler
Celestron Focal Reducer/Corrector
My backyard (suburban Columbus, Ohio)

Link: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ubidesp...ream/lightbox/

[DancesWithFruitBats]

Very attractive and an evocative image for me, not thought of this since I left the northern hemisphere. The two nuclei are quite distinct. Spent a long while trying to scope this and haven't been back since observing it.