We had thunderstorms early on tonight, but the northern sky cleared up rather well, so I popped outside to see what there was to see.
I started off locating Benetnash (in Ursa Major), then went on to HR 5126 and HR 5112. Following a line down and to the right from those two, I believe that I saw M51.
I'll need to have another view of it from a darker location to be sure.
