M51 Whirlpool Galaxy
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 32 million light-years away and 109,000 ly (33,280 pc) in diameter.
SPECIFICATIONS
Telescope
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Camera
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Location
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Location
IC Observatory Spain
Date of observation
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Date of observation
22 April 2023
Filters
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Filters
Astrodon , L, R, G, B
Processing
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Processing
PixInsight, Photoshop
Credits
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Credits
pi-autointegrate script
