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

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M51 - The Whirlpool Galaxy

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M51 is a  grand-design spiral galaxy located in the constellation Canes Venatici. The Whirlpool Galaxy has an apparent magnitude of 8.4 and lies at an approximate distance of 23 million light years from Earth. It is in the process of merging with a smaller dwarf galaxy NGC 5195.

The color of the galaxy came out a bit different than what I was expecting, but I can live with it. I had one very clear night but the other two were not as good, otherwise I am pretty happy with the outcome.

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Description: Revisiion C - I brought a little more blue out to show star formation areas.

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M51 - The Whirlpool Galaxy, Monty Giavelli