John Sefick's images of M51, taken with a 25-inch Newton and a ST-6 CCD camera.
This image of M51 was contributed by Brad Wallis and Robert Provin. It was taken with their Astro-Physics EDF refractors which feature superior color correction and flat photographic fields.
The image is copyrighted. It may be freely used for private purpose. Use in non-commercial public html pages requires appropriate acknowledgement. If you should consider any for-profit use, please contact Robert Provin.
Michael Purcell's image of the Whirlpool Galaxy M51, taken on November 24, 1995 at 05:03:10 with his Meade 10-inch f/6.3 SC Telescope and a ST7 CCD camera, exposed 15 minutes.
Last Modification: 6 Jul 1999, 22:40 MET