Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  IC 4263  ·  M 51  ·  NGC 5194  ·  NGC 5195  ·  Whirlpool galaxy
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M51, jeff
M51
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First capture with my new TEC 140 and QSI 690wsg. M51, estimated to be 23 million light years away. This is my favorite galaxy pair. I love the star streams from the two interacting galaxies. I've read that the smaller galaxy NGC 5195 had passed through NGC 5194 and settled behind it.

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M51, jeff