Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  M 51  ·  NGC 5194  ·  NGC 5195  ·  Whirlpool galaxy
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Interacting galaxies, NGC 5194 and NGC 5195 in Canes Venatici., flyingairedale
Interacting galaxies, NGC 5194 and NGC 5195 in Canes Venatici.
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Interacting galaxies, NGC 5194 and NGC 5195 in Canes Venatici.

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Interacting galaxies, NGC 5194 and NGC 5195 in Canes Venatici., flyingairedale
Interacting galaxies, NGC 5194 and NGC 5195 in Canes Venatici.
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Interacting galaxies, NGC 5194 and NGC 5195 in Canes Venatici.

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Arp 85 from Halton Arp's Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies, this object is most widely known as Messier 51 or the Whirlpool Galaxy. It is one of the easiest to observe objects in the atlas.

Often imaged by amateurs and professionals, this data was captured with Deep Sky West's RH-305 and 8300 camera system in the early production days of that system. I put off working this on data while I spent my limited processing time on more rarely imaged targets. But, I was eventually drawn to produce one of the grander targets in the sky, even if just to have my own version.

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Interacting galaxies, NGC 5194 and NGC 5195 in Canes Venatici., flyingairedale