Object: M51 (NGC 5194, Arp 85) - Whirlpool Spiral Galaxy in Canes Venatici
Light-years: 35,000,000 Magnitude: ~ 9.2 Size: 11.1' x 6.9'
Date/Time: 7/21/00 @ 10:49 CDT, hazy night
Comments: longest image taken to date, a spiral galaxy with satellite companion
galaxy NGC 5195 located about 9 million light years from our Milky Way galaxy.
Exposure: Starlight Xpress 1 hour (60 x 60secs) dark subtracted image

Date/Time: 7/7/00 @ 12:07 CDT and 7/21/00 @
Comments: 2nd first light mage taken with the MX5-C.
Exposure: Starlight Xpress 10 mins (15 x 40secs) dark subtracted image