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



    
        

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M51 - Whirlpool Galaxy

M51 - Whirlpool Galaxy, 



    
        

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M51 - Whirlpool Galaxy

Acquisition details

Dates:
Feb. 10, 2016
Frames:
12×900(3h)
Integration:
3h
Avg. Moon age:
2.08 days
Avg. Moon phase:
4.83%

Basic astrometry details

Astrometry.net job: 1791267

RA center: 13h29m24s.10

DEC center: +47°1221

Pixel scale: 0.573 arcsec/pixel

Orientation: 7.067 degrees

Field radius: 0.324 degrees

Resolution: 3240x2182

File size: 4.2 MB

Locations: Bear Valey Springs, Bear Valley, California, United States

Data source: Traveller

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M51 - Whirlpool Galaxy, 



    
        

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