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M51 - The Whirlpool Galaxy
Located 31 million light-years away in the constellation Canes Venatici.  The small galaxy at the tip of one of M51's spiral arms is NGC 5195; it is passing behind M51.

M51 - The Whirlpool Galaxy

Located 31 million light-years away in the constellation Canes Venatici. The small galaxy at the tip of one of M51's spiral arms is NGC 5195; it is passing behind M51.




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Filename:M51_20240511_RASA11_ASI2600_LPQ3.JPG
Album name:27telp / Galaxies
Location and Date:Sybaris Observatory, OCA Observation Site near Anza, California, 11/22/2024
Equipment:Imaging - Celestron RASA-11 scope, ZWO ASI2600MC one-shot-color camera, Optolong L-Quad Enhance light pollution filter; Mount - Astro-Physics 1200GTO; Guiding - Borg 50mm guidescope, Starlight Xpress Ultrastar camera
Settings:30 exposures @300 seconds apiece, bin 1x1
Notes:Software: Capture, Sequence Generator Pro; guiding - PHD2; processing - PixInsight 1.8.9, Adobe Lightroom
Filesize:1553 KiB
Date added:Aug 07, 2024
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