Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  HD117815  ·  IC 4263  ·  IC 4277  ·  IC 4278  ·  M 51  ·  NGC 5194  ·  NGC 5195  ·  Whirlpool Galaxy
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M 51/NGC 5194, The Whirlpool Galaxy, Chris Plonski
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M 51/NGC 5194, The Whirlpool Galaxy

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M 51/NGC 5194, The Whirlpool Galaxy, Chris Plonski
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M 51/NGC 5194, The Whirlpool Galaxy

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The Whirlpool Galaxy, also known as Messier 51a or NGC 5194, is an interacting grand-design spiral galaxy with a Seyfert 2 active galactic nucleus.
This image was captured at SkyPi Observatory in New Mexico by Greg Funderburk and processed by Chris Plonski

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M 51/NGC 5194, The Whirlpool Galaxy, Chris Plonski