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

M51 - The Whirlpool Galaxy, ConorC
M51 - The Whirlpool Galaxy
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M51 - The Whirlpool Galaxy

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M51 - The Whirpool Galaxy

A beautiful spiral galaxy in Canes Venatici, slowing destroying its close neighbour, NGC 5195. It is located around 31 million light years from Earth and measures around 76,00 light years across

Captured across the 2nd and 3rd March 2022

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M51 - The Whirlpool Galaxy, ConorC