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Originally Posted by Eric Hahl

Well, it's been a long time since I've posted any images...thanks to the rainy Pacific North West.
Anyway, I was able to get out last night and test my new telescope for the first time.
I trained the scope on Messier 51, The Whirlpool galaxy in the Big Dipper. The main subject is two interacting galaxies. If you look closely you can see at least 3 other faint fuzzy galaxies in the shot.

Wow, great shot. M51 was always a target of mine for visual, but in Houston, I'm not certain that I've ever seen it. I think I saw it very faintly once with averted vision. I need to get out to someplace darker.