Outside of Andromeda and my chance encounter with the Splinter Galaxy I haven't really imaged many galaxies. I finally imaged M51. I still need to do some work with my balance and find a night when the Moon isn't up but I have my initial attempt. I quite surprised when I attached the 2x Powermate how much more demanding it was to use due to the use of the extension tube and the higher magnification.

August 4, 2007
Telescope: Televue NP101is 101mm f/5.4
Camera: Fuji Finepix S2 Pro
Sensor ISO: 1600
Exposure: 10 light frames of 45 seconds
Processing: Registered and stacked with Registar 1.0; tonal adjustment and noise reduction with Adobe Photoshop CS2