Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  IC 4263  ·  M 51  ·  NGC 5169  ·  NGC 5194  ·  NGC 5195  ·  NGC 5198  ·  Whirlpool galaxy
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Whirlpool Galaxy - M51, DeepSkyView
Whirlpool Galaxy - M51
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Whirlpool Galaxy - M51

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Whirlpool Galaxy - M51

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The Whirlpool Galaxy, M51, in a wide-field setting.

This is an LRGB composite with a little bit of Ha admixture from a total of 22 hours of exposures (24x900 sec L, 3x16x600sec RGB, 16x1800sec Ha) taken at the Deep Sky West Observatory.

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Whirlpool Galaxy - M51, DeepSkyView