Date Taken: 11/05/2010
Location: Mount Pinos, CA
Telescope: Orion ED80 80mm f/7.5 Apochromatic Refractor Telescope
Other Telescope: Orion 102mm f/7 ED
Mount: Orion Atlas EQ-G Computerized GoTo Telescope Mount
Camera: Orion StarShoot AutoGuider
Other Camera: Canon Rebel XS
Processing: Nebulosity, Photoshop
Exposure: 5x1600sec Light, 5x1600 Dark
Other Equipment Used: 102mm modified with a motorized focusor
Notes: M-51 is located a few skips and jumps away from the end of the pan handle of the big dipper/ursa major.