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M51, Shailesh Trivedi

M51

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M51, Shailesh Trivedi

M51

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M51 actually represents two galaxies, M51A the large spiral galaxy, sometime called the Whirlpool Galaxy and the smaller M51B believed to be located behind the larger M51A. You can see the tidal bridge between the spiral A and the somewhat irregular B galaxy.

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M51, Shailesh Trivedi