Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  IC 4263  ·  M 51  ·  NGC 5194  ·  NGC 5195  ·  Whirlpool galaxy
Messier 51 in Canes Venatici - HaLRGB, Steve Milne
Messier 51 in Canes Venatici - HaLRGB
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Messier 51 in Canes Venatici - HaLRGB

Messier 51 in Canes Venatici - HaLRGB, Steve Milne
Messier 51 in Canes Venatici - HaLRGB
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Messier 51 in Canes Venatici - HaLRGB

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The Whirlpool Galaxy (Messier) is located some 27 million light years distant in the constellation of Canes Venatici. It was discovered by Charles Messier on 13 October 1773. In the New General Catalogue, M51 is designated NGC 5194 and its companion NGC 5195.

This was imaged from home observatory in the UK between 4 and 11 May 2018. It consists:

Lum: 26 x 600s

Red: 7 x 600s

Green: 7 x 600s

Blue: 7 x 600s

Ha: 15 x 1200s

Telescope: TEC 140

Camera: QSI 690 CCD with Astrodon filters

Mount: Mesu 200

A total of 12.8 hours exposure.

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Messier 51 in Canes Venatici - HaLRGB, Steve Milne

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