Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  IC 4263  ·  IC 4278  ·  M 51  ·  NGC 5194  ·  NGC 5195  ·  Whirlpool Galaxy
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The Whirlpool Galaxies, Clint Lemasters
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The Whirlpool Galaxies

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The Whirlpool Galaxies

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I imaged these iconic converging galaxies a second time this season. They are a mesmerizing pair and their relative closeness of 28 million makes them easily accessible to amateur equipment. The pair lies just above the last star in the big dippers handle. Six hours of 3 min sub exposures. The final image is cropped.

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The Whirlpool Galaxies, Clint Lemasters