M51
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
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Telescope
Officina Stellare ProRC 700
Camera
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Location
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Location
Oria, Almería, Spain
Date of observation
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Date of observation
23-24-25 April 2023
Filters
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Processing
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Processing
Pixinsight, Lr
Credits
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