Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  IC 4277  ·  IC 4278  ·  M 51  ·  NGC 5194  ·  NGC 5195  ·  Whirlpool Galaxy
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M51, The Whirlpool Galaxy - 1/29/22, Ed Dixon
M51, The Whirlpool Galaxy - 1/29/22
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M51, The Whirlpool Galaxy - 1/29/22

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M51, The Whirlpool Galaxy - 1/29/22, Ed Dixon
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M51, The Whirlpool Galaxy - 1/29/22

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Initial cut at an image of M51, The Whirlpool Galaxy from the constellation Canes Venatici, about 31 million light-years away from Earth.  Taken as a direct user generated image at 2:44 AM 1/29/22 at the iTelescope observatory in Mayhill, New Mexico.  Taken as four 5 minute exposures using LRGB filters.  Processed with Pixinsight and Apple edit.

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M51, The Whirlpool Galaxy - 1/29/22, Ed Dixon