Sensor frame · 1.3° × 45′
335mm f/2.2 integrated camera
7.71 × 4.36mm sensor
Comfortable margin· Whirlpool is 11′ across, 24.6% of the 45′ short edge
Room around the target for surrounding nebulosity and stars — often the better picture.
A face-on spiral — its companion NGC 5195 is visible as a second smudge even in modest apertures.