10.1″ f/4.5, Mallincam DS432cTEC with Meade Series 4000 Nebular Filter 
Exposure = 15 sec, Live Stacked frames = 100, Gain = 80/250

Stacked frames totalling 25 minutes worth of exposure. Some very faint extended nebulosity can be seen around NGC 5195, the dwarf satellite galaxy at left. Lots of dark lane and bright knot details are visible within the Whirlpool’s spiral arms, only a hint of which can be seen visually through the eyepiece.

North at 10 o’clock, East at 7 o’clock