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

M51 - Whirlpool Galaxy, Greg Bradburn
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M51 - Whirlpool Galaxy

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The Whirlpool Galaxy, also known as Messier 51a and NGC 5194 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Canes Venatici, approximately 23 million light-years from our own Milky Way galaxy.

I captured this image over a 2 hour period at one of our club's observing sights in Johnston County, NC.

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M51 - Whirlpool Galaxy, Greg Bradburn

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