Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  IC 4263  ·  IC 4277  ·  IC 4278  ·  M 51  ·  NGC 5194  ·  NGC 5195  ·  Whirlpool Galaxy
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The Whirlpool Galaxy (M51), John Sojka Jr.
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The Whirlpool Galaxy (M51)

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The Whirlpool Galaxy (M51)

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The Whirlpool Galaxy (M51), is an interacting spiral galaxy with a Seyfert 2 active galactic nucleus in constellation Canes Venatici. It is approximately 23 million light-years from us. This image was taken from Beaver Meadows in Java, NY using my father's home-made 10" Reflector Telescope.

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The Whirlpool Galaxy (M51), John Sojka Jr.

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