Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  IC 4277  ·  IC 4278  ·  M 51  ·  NGC 5194  ·  NGC 5195  ·  Whirlpool Galaxy
M51 Whirlpool Galaxy, Chad Adrian
M51 Whirlpool Galaxy
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M51 Whirlpool Galaxy

M51 Whirlpool Galaxy, Chad Adrian
M51 Whirlpool Galaxy
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M51 Whirlpool Galaxy

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The two interacting galaxies are located about 28 million light years away.  The main galaxy (M51) is 76,000 light years across and has about 10% the mass of our Milky Way.  The smaller galaxy (NGC 5195) passed through M51 at least once and now lies behind it from our perspective.

I planned to spend much more time collecting data but this is what I have for now. 

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R: 90 mins
G: 90 mins
B: 90 mins
Bortle 5

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M51 Whirlpool Galaxy, Chad Adrian