Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  IC 4263  ·  M 51  ·  NGC 5194  ·  NGC 5195  ·  NGC 5198  ·  Whirlpool Galaxy
Majestic Whirlpool!, Utkarsh mishra
Majestic Whirlpool!
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Majestic Whirlpool!

Majestic Whirlpool!, Utkarsh mishra
Majestic Whirlpool!
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Majestic Whirlpool!

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Discovered by Charles Messier in 1773, M51 is located 31 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Canes Venatici. It has an apparent magnitude of 8.4 and can be spotted with a small telescope most easily during May. The Whirlpool galaxy’s beautiful face-on view and closeness to Earth allow astronomers to study a classic spiral galaxy’s structure and star-forming processes This image was shot with 16" F3.7 dreamscope 16803CCD from FLI PL 16803 CCD
13hrs of integration time 
insight observatory : Utkarsh Mishra, Michael Petrasko,Muir Evenden

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Majestic Whirlpool!, Utkarsh mishra