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

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The Whirlpool Galaxy, M51, Michele
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The Whirlpool Galaxy, M51

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The Whirlpool Galaxy, M51, is an interacting grand-design spiral galaxy located in the constellation Canes Venatici.
I was so happy to get another image of this beautiful galaxy,  this time with my Celestron Edge HD 8.

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The Whirlpool Galaxy, M51, Michele