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, John silver
M51 - The Whirlpool galaxy
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M51 - The Whirlpool galaxy

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M51 - The Whirlpool galaxy, John silver
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M51 - The Whirlpool galaxy

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Galaxy Season - M51 - The Whirlpool Galaxy and lies 28 million light-years from Earth and has an estimated diameter of 76,000 light-years. Overall the galaxy is about 43% the size of the Milky Way. Its mass is estimated to be 160 billion solar masses or around 10.3% of the mass of Milky Way Photos taken with my newly Collimated TS 8" Ritchey-Chretien Telescope (with x0.67 Reducer fitted)

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M51 - The Whirlpool galaxy, John silver