| Date: | 9 March 2008 |
| Location: | Riberac, France |
| Exposure: | 24 x 5min exposures at ISO800 |
| Telescope: | Celestron C11 with F6.3 reducer on Skywatcher EQ6 mount. |
| Camera: | Canon EOS 350D |
| Guiding: | Nikkor 300mm lens with Philips SPC900 webcam. |
| Filters: | None |
| Processing: | Stacking, arcsinh range compression, in IRIS. |
| Comments: | M51 - The Whirlpool Galaxy from dark skies. This one was taken in France with a much shorter total exposure than the previous one. |