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

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I feel like I am really making progress in my imaging and processing - I hope you agree. The Whirlpool spiral was first sketched by Lord Rosse at Birr Castle using his great Leviathan telescope with a 72" speculum metal mirror in 1845.

As a child my Grandma lived in Birr and worked with the astronomer there, and I bought my Meade 2080 LX5 as a legacy to her memory - so this image is dedicated to her.

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Description: This version has been heavily (over) sharpened to try and bring out some more detail in this extraordinary whirlpool.

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M51 whirlpool Galaxy, Tom Gray