Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  IC 4277  ·  IC 4278  ·  M 51  ·  NGC 5194  ·  NGC 5195  ·  Whirlpool Galaxy
Messier 51 - The Whirlpool Galaxy, Tom Wildoner
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Messier 51 - The Whirlpool Galaxy

Messier 51 - The Whirlpool Galaxy, Tom Wildoner
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Messier 51 - The Whirlpool Galaxy

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The Whirlpool Galaxy, Messier 51 (M51), or NGC 5194, is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Canes Venatici (just below the last star in the handle of the Big Dipper asterism). M51 is roughly 23 million light-years away from Earth.

Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation: Canes Venatici
Right ascension: 13h 29m 52.7s
Declination: +47° 11′ 43″
Distance: 23 Mly
Apparent magnitude (V): 8.4

Tech Specs: Orion 8" f/8 Ritchey-Chretien Astrograph Telescope, Celestron CGEM-DX pier mounted, ASI071MC-Pro, ZWO AAPlus, ZWO EAF, 180 x 60 seconds at -10C, processed using DeepSkyStacker and PixInsight. Image Date: April 10, 2023. Location: The Dark Side Observatory (W95), Weatherly, PA, USA (Bortle Class 4).

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Messier 51 - The Whirlpool Galaxy, Tom Wildoner

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