Whirlpool galaxy

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NASA IMAGE: CROSS AT THE CENTRE OF THE WHIRLPOOL GALAXY

M51 THE WHIRLPOOL GALAXY Image processed by Ronny Jacob, original data from TelescopeLive. M51, also known as the Whirlpool Galaxy, is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Canes Venatici. It is famous for its distinctive spiral arms and a smaller companion galaxy, interacting through gravitational forces

Danville resident Bob Schiff helps inaugurate "Galaxy Season" with a mesmerizing photo of the Whirlpool Galaxy 20 million light years away.

Photo of the Whirlpool Galaxy. An interacting grand-design spiral galaxy that lives 31 million light-years away from Earth!

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The Whirlpool Galaxy (M51) in the constellation Canes Venatici.

The Whirlpool Galaxy, also known as Messier 51a, M51a, or NGC 5194, is an interacting grand-design spiral galaxy with a Seyfert 2 active galactic nucleus in the constellation Canes Venatici. It was the first galaxy to be classified as a spiral galaxy. Recently it was estimated to be 23 ± 4 million light-years from the Milky Way, but different methods yield distances between 15 and 35 million light-years. Messier 51 is one of the best known galaxies in the sky. (Wikipedia). First attempt at…

M51 Whirlpool Galaxy. Roughly 31 million light years away. First discovered by Charles Messier in 1773. Imaging detail: Camera: ASI 294mc cooled Telescope: Esprit 120 Mount: EQ6R 72 x 5 minute subs

Whirlpool Galaxy

M51 Whirpool galaxy

Whirlpool Galaxy. Credit: M Dermandt

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