Dancing Galaxies M51a (Whirlpool Galaxy) & M51b
Dancing Galaxies M51a (Whirlpool Galaxy) & M51b
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. It lies in the constellation Canes Venatici, and was the first galaxy to be classified as a spiral galaxy It is 7.22 megaparsecs (23.5 million light-years) away and 23.58 kiloparsecs (76,900 ly) in diameter.
SPECIFICATIONS
Telescope
Officina Stellare ProRC 700
Camera
QHY 600M
Location
IC ASTRONOMY OBSERVATORY SPAIN
Date of observation
2024
Filters
LTRG
Processing
Pixinsight + Ligthroom
Credits
Processing: Cristian SUCIU; Data: Telescope Live Network
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