Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  IC 4277  ·  IC 4278  ·  M 51  ·  NGC 5194  ·  NGC 5195  ·  Whirlpool Galaxy
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M51 - Into the Whirlpool, Tyrel Smith
M51 - Into the Whirlpool
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M51 - Into the Whirlpool

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M51 - Into the Whirlpool, Tyrel Smith
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M51 - Into the Whirlpool

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Often imaged, M51 never seems to disappoint. It was one of my first targets as an imager, and I've been long overdue to revisit it.  M51 is one of the best known pairs of interacting galaxies comprising of the main galaxy NGC5194, and its companion NGC5195. Some of the tidal features are plainly visible in this image, including the north and south East Streams (bottom left), the north and south West Streams (top left) as well as the southeast tail (bottom right). There is also a good shot of the small irregular galaxy IC4278.

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M51 - Into the Whirlpool, Tyrel Smith