Between clouds tonight, I got out with my 8" LX200 and shot M51. Been dying to
attempt this galaxy. You really need a lot of long exposures for this galaxy. I
only got half of the amount I was targeting for due to clouds rolling in.

Image link and details below

M51 Whirlpool Galaxy
8" LX200 F6.3 on Milburn Wedge
Nikon D40
20*2 minute exposures @ ISO1600
4*2 minute dark frames
Stacked in Deep Sky Stacker
Mild curve adjustment in GIMP
Noise removal in Neat Image

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheNikonD40AstrophotogrphyGroup/photos/album/37779\
6061/pic/1357488973/view?picmode=large&mode=tn&order=ordinal&start=21&dir=asc

Cheers,
Phil