Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  IC 4263  ·  IC 4278  ·  M 51  ·  NGC 5169  ·  NGC 5173  ·  NGC 5194  ·  NGC 5195  ·  NGC 5198  ·  Whirlpool Galaxy
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M51, Valerio Avitabile
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Whirlpool Galaxy, known as m51 in the messier catalog. Located in the constellation of hunting dogs, it is one of the most photographed objects in the night sky. Classic spiral galaxy we can see how it interacts with its travel companion (m51b) partially covered by one of its arms. It is on average over 35 million light years from Earth.

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M51, Valerio Avitabile