Could be the best astro photo I ever saw. The amount of information in this photo is amazing. And, it is gorgeous to behold. Astounding! Forget the Hubble. Thanks for sharing. And, congrats! Paul Knauth -----Original Message----- From: az-observing-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx on behalf of Jon Christensen Sent: Thu 4/30/2009 8:13 PM To: az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [AZ-Observing] The Whirlpool in Canes Venatici Hi All, I made a couple of trips to Vekol this month to get the data for this image. I was happy that I had two Saturdays in a row that were fairly clear to accumulate some exposure time. It was great visiting with everybody while my scope was harvesting photons. Here's the result: http://www.christensenastroimages.com/galaxies/m51_2009.htm Clear Skies! Jon Christensen -- See message header for info on list archives or unsubscribing, and please send personal replies to the author, not the list. -- See message header for info on list archives or unsubscribing, and please send personal replies to the author, not the list.