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

M51, Whirlpool Galaxy, Burk Young
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M51, Whirlpool Galaxy

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Last night I visited M51, the Whirlpool Galaxy... the big one is literally consuming the smaller one. This is about 31 million light years away and spans 30,000 light years...details below.

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M51, Whirlpool Galaxy, Burk Young