M51 & NGC5195
The Whirlpool Galaxy Galaxy (M51), is an interacting grand-design spiral galaxy in the constellation Canes Venatici. It is estimated to be 23 million light-years away. Messier 51 is a northern hemisphere deep-sky object that is bright enough to observe in amateur telescopes. Whirlpool has a supermassive black hole at its heart, thanks to the merging of M51 with its neighboring galaxy, NGC 5195.
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M51 & NGC5195
Whirlpool Galaxy & Friends
SPECIFICATIONS
Telescope
SPA-2 Officina Stellare ProRC 700
Camera
QHY 600M CMOS
Location
Oria, Almeria, Spain
Date of observation
April 22 thru April 24, 2023
Filters
Astrodon 2GEN, LRGB
Processing
APP, Pixinsight & Paintshop Pro
Credits
Dev Prana & Telescope Live
