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 - Whirlpool Galaxy, Dan Broyles
M51 - Whirlpool Galaxy
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M51 - Whirlpool Galaxy

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M51 - Whirlpool Galaxy, Dan Broyles
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M51 - Whirlpool Galaxy

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This is M51, the Whirlpool Galaxy! It is a pair of interacting (colliding) galaxies 23 Million light years away in the constellation Canes Venatici. Such interactions usually spur areas of massive star formation, and this is the case with M51. I calibrated and stacked 150 images before processing to get this picture.

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M51 - Whirlpool Galaxy, Dan Broyles