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Size: 10.3 x 6.9 arcmin Magnitude: 9.0 (SB 12.5) RA: 13h 29m 53.3s Dec: 47d 11m 48s |
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M-51
is about 3.6 degrees away from the tip of the handle of the big dipper.
You will probably need dark skies and a 6-inch scope to view it consistently.
The night I took these images I had dark skies for my location, and could
just glimpse it's presence using averted vision with my 90 mm Orion MAK
500 guide scope.
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