M51, The Whirlpool Galaxy
A stunning pair of galaxies in Canes Venatici approximately 23 million light years away. In 2020, the Chandra X-ray Observatory detected a candidate exoplanet that has yet to be confirmed but if it is, it will be the first exoplanet detected outside of our own galaxy.
Celestron 9.25 XLT
ZWO ASI2600MC Duo Bin 4
Skywatcher EQ6-R Pro
ZWO ASIAIR Plus
135 x 300 second exposures
Processed in Pixinsight and Photoshop