Hello Folks,
for me M 51 is the most stunning Galaxy that we can observe. I love the perfect spiral structure that easy visible. That Galaxy looked really impressive during a night in march with very good transperence on the Hohe Geba (a mountain in Germany) I have use my 10" Telescope with 125x. Here is the Sketch:
M 51 10"
https://s12.directupload.net/images/...5/o9rhywa6.jpg
Kind Regards
Mathias
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