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, Larry S
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M51 The Whirlpool

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M51 The Whirlpool

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M51 Whirlpool Galaxy. It lies 23 million light years away, and is about 43% as big as our Milky Way galaxy. It has a companion galaxy, NGC 5195, at upper right (tail) which has been disrupted by close interaction.

A black hole exists at the heart of the spiral. A pair of ionization cones extend from the active galactic nucleus.

LRGB 130 x 180" about 6.5 hours integration, 5/7 and 5/8/2021

ASI6200MM Pro Gain 0, Offset 50

Binning Lum 1x1, RGB 2x2

RGB 72x180" ASI6200MM Pro Gain 0, Offset 50, Bin 1x1, 6/4/2021

Ha 12x300" ASI6200MM Pro Gain 100, Offset 50, Bin 1x1, 6/4/2021

11.1 hours total integration

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M51 The Whirlpool, Larry S

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